After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Mosquitoes are ectothermic and typically become less active as temperatures drop. Some species are more cold-tolerant than others. However, according to the World Population Review, there have been no ...

May was one of the wettest on record in the Tri-State, and that rain helps build attractive breeding sites for mosquitoes. The container-breeding Asian Tiger Mosquito and the Eastern Treehole Mosquito ...

Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

Have you been personally victimized by mosquitoes in recent weeks? More so than usual? If so, you aren’t wrong, or crazy. Contrary to what you might think, mosquitoes don’t have a vendetta against you ...

WASHINGTON — Spring has officially sprung in the District, and with the cherry blossoms come some far less welcome guests: mosquitoes. These tiny vampires are back in action and things could get ...