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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

It was thought that Aedes aegypti could not survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Colorado.

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