mosquito control

Collier Mosquito Control District is giving county residents two-inch, guppy-like fish to place in small areas of standing freshwater left behind by Hurricane Ian to eat mosquito larvae.

The first round of election results are in for Colombia, and we catch up on other Latin America headlines. Plus, an initiative to try to improve conditions for farmworkers on and off the field. And it’s Wildlife Thursday — we’re talking about those tiny pesky critters we love to hate — mosquitoes.

Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week. It's the first trial of its kind in the United States.

The number of West Nile virus cases has surpassed 50 in Miami-Dade County. Now the county's health department is working to implement prevention measures against furthering the spread.

In the Florida Keys, health officials are fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they've also got another fight on their hands. For the second time in a little more than a decade, there's an outbreak of dengue fever on the island chain.

University of Florida researchers say southern house mosquitoes spreading West Nile in South Florida have become more resistant to the chemicals being used to kill them.

The Keys are set to become the first place in the U.S. to release genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the kind that can transmit diseases like Zika and dengue.

Some of the reasons for the surge are expected — heavy rainfalls create lots of pools where mosquitoes can breed. But there are some surprising factors, like the Zika virus.

Scientists are trying to flip the script on control of mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. Instead of trying to wipe them out, they're infecting them with bacteria.

A new review of research on the Zika virus since 2016 finds there is still much scientists don't understand about the pandemic — including when another may strike.

This post was updated at at 12:15 p.m. on Sept. 12The prospect of genetically modified mosquitoes is back for the Florida Keys — just as a new study…

Recent heavy rain is prompting plans for more mosquito spraying around Broward County.Weather permitting, larvicide-spraying trucks will roll through…