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San Diego County Vector Control will begin monthly aerial larvicide treatments on March 24 to reduce mosquito populations in up to 50 local waterways, and residents are urged to take preventative ...

The whining buzz of a mosquito circled John Savage Wednesday as he loaded the hopper of a fogging machine with VectoBac, an insecticide formulated specifically for the pests. He started its motor and ...

A sign outside the front door welcomed people to grandma and grandpa’s house (“admission – one hug each”), a happy beehive thrummed in the trunk of the big camphor tree, and the whole tranquil scene ...

The summerlike temperatures this week come with a bit of a downside: they create better conditions for mosquito larvae. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) said Monday that it officially ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WESTFIELD, Ind. — After a hot and rainy week ...

A new study in Chennai highlights a natural insecticide derived from soil bacteria as a promising solution for mosquito ...

I LOVE IT. COWLEY’S IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE BEGINNING THEIR ANNUAL MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL EFFORTS. THEY’LL SURVEY FOR LARVAE AND THEN MOSQUITOES TO DETERMINE THE BEST METHOD OF ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The first mosquito larva of the year in Minnesota has already been found, but experts aren't expecting a surge in adult mosquitoes anytime soon. According to the Metropolitan Mosquito ...

Officials keeping tabs on mosquitoes in Orange County saw a boom in their larval population at local wetlands after an especially rainy winter in Southern California, prompting them to cull the ...