mosquito control

Part of the state’s surveillance program is keeping track of flooded areas, as pools of accumulated rainfall are prone to becoming mosquito breeding grounds.

There’s a few easy ways to ensure that the risk of contracting a mosquito-borne illness goes way down. A good first step is to regularly replace standing water, like what may be found in birdbaths, with fresh water.

West Nile virus was recently detected, and there's been a rise in travel-related cases of dengue. Here's some ways to protect yourself and your community.

Residents will drive home from the giveaway events with a bag of fish — but ones with a diet for mosquito larvae instead of fish flakes.

The rare but deadly mosquito-borne illness was detected in sentinel chickens in both counties in recent weeks.

Public health officials confirmed the 18th case of dengue fever in Hillsborough County this year.But this case is different- while the first 17 were…

Mosquitoes, it turns out, might be their own worst enemy. In a six-month field trial launched in South Miami last year, Miami-Dade County teamed up with...

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...

An insect-killing bacteria that lives inside a parasitic worm might hold the key to developing a powerful new repellent.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say genetically modified mosquitoes are not "drugs" and should be regulated by environmental authorities.

When Monroe County held a nonbinding referendum last year on whether to allow the experimental release of genetically modified mosquitoes, most voters...

Florida health officials added another 12 reported cases of the Zika virus during the past week, including the first sexually transmitted case in 2017,...