mosquito control

The rare but deadly mosquito-borne illness was detected in sentinel chickens in both counties in recent weeks.

Public health officials confirmed the 18 th case of dengue fever in Hillsborough County this year. But this case is different- while the first 17 were...

This post was updated at at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 12 The prospect of genetically modified mosquitoes is back for the Florida Keys — just as a new study...

By Abe AborayaFlorida travelers are catching serious mosquito-born diseases abroad, including dengue fever, chikungunya, malaria and Zika virus. Still,…

They’re quick, they’re noisy, and they’re out to suck your blood this summer. As the weather heats up and Florida grows increasingly muggy, mosquitos...

Mosquitoes, it turns out, might be their own worst enemy. In a six-month field trial launched in South Miami last year, Miami-Dade County teamed up with...

Rainy season in South Florida means it's also mosquito season. And now there's a new weapon being added to the arsenal against the insects in the...

An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.

Feeding mosquitoes artificial blood could help get them ready to go out in the world and stanch the flow of disease — and reduce the need for animal blood

One human case of West Nile virus infection has been confirmed in Duval County, according to the Florida Department of Health in Duval County, which...