A species of mosquito commonly found in tropical regions was found in Oregon for the first time, the Oregon Health Authority said Thursday. The mosquitos found in Jackson County were identified as ...

It is the first known Aedes aegypti mosquito in Contra Costa County since two years ago when the district first found the invasive, non-native mosquitoes in Martinez. The district has continued to ...

The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said it recently found an Aedes aegypti mosquito in a trap, the first since the district found some in Martinez two years ago.

None of the mosquitoes, named Aedes aegypti, was carrying Zika, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya or any of the other deadly viruses that they are known to spread.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that have had their genes changed in a lab are intended to control the disease-carrying wild ones. It’s a possible alternative to insecticides, which are used so much in ...

Santa Clara County officials will use a truck-mounted larvicide to prevent invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from gaining a foothold in San Jose.

PAJARO VALLEY – From the lip of an overturned bottle cap, an Aedes aegypti mosquito — striped like a zebra — deposits eggs into the tiny puddle within. The eggs may dry out for up to eight ...

The Southern Nevada Health District formed its mosquito surveillance program after West Nile virus, an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes, was first identified in Clark County in 2004.

Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York found people who have higher levels of certain acids on their skin are 100 times more attractive to the female Aedes aegypti, the type of mosquito ...

The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said it recently found an Aedes aegypti mosquito in a trap, the first since the district found some in Martinez two years ago.

More Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, a dangerous invasive species that can spread diseases, have been discovered in Santa Clara County as the region works to eradicate them.