One West Coast destination was recently named the most mosquito-infested city in the U.S. by Orkin, based on residential treatment data from the past year. Travelers are advised to wear repellent and ...

Forget the swampy stereotypes. The most mosquito-plagued city in the United States right now is not in Florida or Texas but on the Pacific coast, where warm evenings, dense neighborhoods, and ...

Bug bites that become infected may develop symptoms like warmth, redness, swelling, and pain. Though you may need treatment, infections from bug bites are usually temporary. Rarely, infections can ...

It turns out bed bugs love living in Northeast Ohio. The area has landed at the top of both Orkin’s and Terminix’s list of most bed bug infested cities this year. On Orkin’s list, Cleveland came in ...

The Salt Lake County Health Department has found St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) in several mosquito pools in Salt Lake County for the first time. That adds to the mosquito-borne illness risk, ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Releasing sterile wolbachia-infected male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into the wild may reduce vector populations and dengue infection risk. The percentage of residents who tested positive for dengue ...

The West Umatilla Mosquito Control District has kicked off its 2026 mosquito control program. The district will target areas of standing water where mosquito larvae thrive. Large water […] ...