A Culex tarsalis mosquito, one of the species which transmits West Nile virus. Courtesy CDC/ San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District, Pablo Cabrera. A third dead bird has tested ...

“Culex tarsalis, the primary mosquito carrier of West Nile virus in Minnesota, was at low levels earlier this summer when weather was cooler than normal, but its numbers have begun to rise with ...

Experts warn that without immediate intervention, the Culex mosquito population will keep increasing until March. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. They also ...

The mosquito season started slowly this spring ... “This year, we’re finding relatively high numbers of Culex tarsalis, typically found in agricultural and irrigated areas,” Smith said ...

A single female Culex mosquito lays 100–200 eggs at a time. Even if 50 per cent of them die, millions of mosquitoes can emerge from one stormwater drain, especially in suburban areas with open ...