The sound of a bug zapper buzzing in the evening air might make you feel like you’re protected against biting mosquitoes. But mosquito control experts don’t think highly of these devices, which rely ...

A mosquito trap in Hays County has tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Hays County Health Department received confirmation on Friday that a mosquito trap in the unincorporated area within Austin ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet ...

In the battle against mosquito-borne diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, scientists turned to an unlikely ally: a fungus that smells like flowers.

However, as climate change allows Aedes aegypti to move northward, survive at higher elevations and stay active for longer ...

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The advent of summer means more late night barbecues and pool parties, but that also means more bugs. And ...

What makes a mosquito want to take a bite out of you? We know that mosquitoes are more attracted to the odor of mice infected with the parasite that carries malaria than to the aroma of healthy mice.

The positive sample was collected in Hays County, near Wimberley. The virus was also detected late last month in a trap near ...