Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don't ...

The vector index measurement of the number of infected Culex mosquitoes currently stands at 0.27, and anything below 1.0 indicates low risk. District officials advise residents take preventive ...

they are more likely to spread viral diseases than are the Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Culex mosquitoes are distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate regions, with the exception of extreme ...

Cross said the ideal breeding ground of a Culex mosquito is a “stinky,” abandoned swimming pool. Aedes mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs in tiny containers. Since the health district doesn’t ...

In their lab, they infected Culex mosquitoes with Zika. And then, for a week as the virus incubated inside their study subjects, they held their breath. Finally, the results: “We could not get ...

"We have also formed an expert committee to oversee the situation," he said. Regarding Culex mosquitoes, Dr Md Emdadul Hoque, health officer of DNCC, said they have strengthened anti-mosquito ...

“They like floodwater areas,” Edwards-McCune said. By contrast, she said, mosquitoes belonging to the Culex family are associated with the spread of West Nile virus, which has been in ...

With a grant award from the American Mosquito Control Association Research Fund, Utah State University ecologist Norah ...

Anopheles mosquitoes have long, thin palps near their mouths that are about the same length as their main mouthpart. Culex pipiens mosquitoes can spread the Japanese Encephalitis virus ...