For the first time, traces of the West Nile virus have been found in mosquitoes in the UK, according to a report published ...

Have you noticed more mosquitoes lately? The city of New Orleans has. Crews say they are finding elevated counts of Culex ...

Mosquitoes are back with a vengeance in Oklahoma after wet spring weather and rising temperatures created the perfect environment for the pesky insects.

Both Weld County and Larimer County have spent recent weeks warning the public of the imminent threat of West Nile as culex mosquitoes swarm the region. Culex mosquitoes are the type that carry ...

Mosquitoes target a wide range of vertebrate species for blood meal and study of these vector-host interactions enhances our knowledge of how vector-borne viruses are transmitted. In the last decades, ...

and its arrival is concerning to scientists. The mosquito — known by its scientific name of Culex lactator — is typically found in Central and South America. Researchers with the University of ...

VIERA, Fl. — Meet Culex lactator, the mosquito species native to Central and South America that's making a new home in the Sunshine State. This Culex may look like every other mosquito that ...

Culex lactator, native to South and Central America, has been found in Lee, Collier and Miami-Dade counties so far. "I expect it to spread throughout South Florida and northward along both coasts ...

Lawrence Reeves, the author of the study behind the Culex lactator species, examines mosquitoes during his research. (Courtesy of Lawrence Reeves) “We don’t know that this is a mosquito we ...

The population of this new type of mosquito, Culex lactator, is exploding. It has been detected in Miami-Dade County, as well as Lee and Collier counties. Reeves said these new mosquitoes could ...