To lower nuisance populations and reduce disease transmission, the district has a new project that sterilizes small male ...

Your blood type and your smell, and even the color of the clothes you're wearing, can affect the number of mosquito bites you ...

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District covers the seven-county metro area and targets large wetlands where mosquitoes lay ...

OC Vector hopes that by utilizing a sterile insect technique that the sterilized males will outcompete the non-sterilized ...

Mosquito season has arrived in Southern California. That means more mosquitoes will be flying around looking for someone to ...

Warm temperatures, humidity, and standing water create the perfect environment for mosquitoes to breed, especially in the spring. And with more rain on the way, we need to be ready for them!

Home remedies, such as applying honey, baking soda paste, aloe vera gel, toothpaste, oatmeal, and more, can help stop mosquito bites from itching.

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the mosquito's saliva. While it's sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Only female mosquitoes bite. They need a blood meal to produce eggs. The ...

A horsefly bite, caused by a fly of the Tabanidae family, is painful but usually harmless, causing a raised, red area of skin known as a weal (much like a mosquito bite). Uncomplicated cases can ...

The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the ...

Recognising the early warning is crucial for timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Malaria is most commonly spread by ...