Governor Rick Scott is back in Tampa Bay area after spending several days in Washington, DC asking for more money to fight the Zika virus.

Vector (the term used to describe an organism that transmits infectious diseases) control and mosquito abatement play a vital role in preventing outbreaks and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

In the frame of IAEA' technical cooperation project RAS/5/066 "Promoting the sharing of Expertise and Infrastructure for Dengue Vector Surveillance towards Integration of the Sterile Insect Technique ...

Palm Springs Unified School District custodians received special training by the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District to help them spot and identify dangerous mosquitoes and the ...

In Ghana, Kenya, Japan, Poland and probably other countries as well, it's now the mosquitos who fear the sound of buzzing ...

According to Strickman, large-scale mosquito control is essential but notoriously difficult. He says we should address this problem by educating people in mosquito-prone areas.

NEWS AND VIEWS 14 November 2018 Improved mosquito genome points to population-control strategies A high-quality genome sequence for the mosquito Aedes aegypti has now been assembled.

Health officials across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are urging residents to take precautions after mosquitoes ...

Mosquito samples collected in Brunswick have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to Glynn County Public Works. The county was notified on Friday, August 22, after Vector Disease Control ...

This year, the Florida Department of Health has issued mosquito-borne illness advisories in several counties for diseases like West Nile virus and dengue. With mosquitoes abundant in Florida, some ...

In the 1970s, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources formed the Public Health Pest Management (PHPM) section to play an active leadership role in training and support for ...