Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S ...

The world’s oldest known mosquito larva from when the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the earth has been discovered trapped in a piece of amber in what scientists described as a “rare stroke of luck”.

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In amber some 99 million years old, LMU researchers have discovered the oldest known mosquito larva. The Cretaceous fossil comes from the Kachin region in Myanmar and was preserved in excellent ...

Researchers from the University of South Florida have used artificial intelligence and citizen science to identify what may be the first specimen of Anopheles stephensi—an invasive and deadly ...

Back in 2021, St. Tammany's mosquito-killing agency pursued an ambitious plan. St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District bought a $4 million helicopter to help target spray and kill mosquito larvae, ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Mosquitoes collected from a routine surveillance trap in the City of Palm Springs have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV), according to Coachella Valley Mosquito ...

Florida has always been itchy with bloodsuckers, but changing weather, invasive species, human development and the mosquito’s adaptation to longer, hotter summers are increasing mosquito populations ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Months after the first detection of West Nile Virus was reported in Davidson County, officials with the Metro Public Health Department have confirmed the first human case.

LANSDOWNE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Health officials in Delaware County are spraying for mosquitoes after detecting several populations carrying West Nile virus. The Delaware County Health Department collected ...

HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio — The Harrison County Health Department was notified by the Ohio Department of Health lab that three mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The samples were ...