A species of invasive, "aggressive" mosquitoes known for transmitting yellow fever is spreading in California, according to local health officials. Multiple counties across the state, including ...

The invasive species was discovered in Livermore earlier this month. This type of mosquito is aggressive during the daytime and tends to target ankles. The Aedes aegypti mosquito can transmit ...

Dengue, chikungunya, and zika are diseases caused by one type of insect: mosquitoes. According to The Debug Project, backed ...

In a proposal that initially sounds more like science fiction than public health policy, Google’s parent company Alphabet is ...

Unearthed files from the Pentagon reveal the existence of a secret project aimed at turning common pests into a deadly ...

Yellow fever, dengue Fever, Zika, those are serious diseases that usually occur in far-away tropical environments, but Contra Costa County officials sounded the alarm that the mosquitoes that ...

You don't need to stock up on repellent, or worry about getting more mosquito bites, these male insects don't feed on humans.

Cases of a mosquito-borne disease once largely confined to tropical regions are spiking. According to a recent report from the CDC, a record number of cases of dengue were reported in the US in 2024, ...

WOODLAND — Sacramento-area officials are on the lookout for a type of mosquito capable of spreading dangerous diseases. Its proliferation is so much of a concern that authorities are now asking the ...

The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by mosquitoes ...