As the sun rises, local vector control crews are tuned in to two familiar sounds: the whine of mosquitoes and the buzz of ...

Baker County’s mosquito killers will deploy a new weapon against the pesky, disease-spreading bugs this summer.

The Bedford Public Works Department will be applying larvicide to catch basins at select locations around town to help ...

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program. No human cases have been ...

IDPH warns of West Nile virus in 17 Illinois counties, emphasizing prevention during Mosquito Control Awareness Week.

Mosquitoes are common pests of warm, summer weather. However, it seems like mosquitoes start appearing a little earlier each ...

Culex mosquitoes, one of our more common species, ... The bad news, said Helget, is that even the larvae and nymphs can bite, and they are tiny - the size of black pepper or poppyseeds.

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with the start of summer, ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) of 2025 in an individual from Southern Illinois who ...

No human cases of WNV have been reported in Illinois so far this year, but in 2024, there were 69 confirmed human cases of ...

Culex pipiens, most commonly known as the northern house mosquito, is of particular concern in Calgary, according to Soghigian.That's because while it mostly feeds on birds, it can also bite ...