Invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been detected in our community—these pests can spread diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District invites ...

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an ...

Why: The Culex tarsalis mosquitos that have been identified in Evansville, airport, and in the Vista West areas have the potential to carry and transmit West Nile Virus. This is a public health ...

Prevent Mosquito-Borne Diseases AUGUSTA--After a rainy start to summer, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC)urges residents and visitors to prevent mosquito bites. Warm and ...

That’s why mosquito dunks don’t kill the current swarm -- they prevent the next one. In pest control terms, that’s called breaking the life cycle.

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing articles from across Nature Portfolio CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 ...