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Rainy season in South Florida means it's also mosquito season. And now there's a new weapon being added to the arsenal against the insects in the Florida…
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The sunlight coming through the picture window of Debbie Casey’s room at a nursing home in Daytona Beach falls on a message board covered with pictures...
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An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.
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People who live in the Florida Keys have been waiting for years to find out whether the island chain will be the first place in the U.S. to try…
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Scientists demonstrate that a "gene drive" can rapidly spread a genetic mutation through a species, perhaps providing a potent new weapon against malaria. But there are plenty of skeptics.
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This year, Miami-Dade County's arsenal of mosquito-fighting technology includes traps, spraying backpacks -- and mosquito-eating fish. The fish, each…
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Peak mosquito season is coming and Miami-Dade County officials say they are ready to fight it with a new weapon: a bacteria that makes mosquitos sterile.…
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As the rainy season returns — along with the disease-carrying mosquitoes that reproduce in standing water — the public is getting another chance to…
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Mosquito season has officially arrived in Florida, although many would argue it never left.That perception may soon become reality, according to new…
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That's what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters.
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Mosquitoes find some people way more delicious than others. Now scientists have found a way to make you less attractive, no chemicals needed.