Tens of thousands of sterilized male mosquitoes will be released in Southern California in June as part ... the potential spread of diseases. What species is being targeted? Next month, the ...

Mosquito control agencies in Southern California are desperate to tamp down ... foundation didn't fund the Florida project and that the type of mosquito released (Aedes) does not transmit malaria.

PALO ALTO – The Palo Alto flood basin is set to be sprayed this week for an aggressive species of mosquito known to travel up to 20 miles in search of a “blood meal,” officials said.

They collected mosquito larvae from various tree holes in California and let the insects reproduce for ... On the other hand, she added, “If this is true for several other insect species, then maybe ...

Vector control officials are warning that swimming pools in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades could turn into breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes.

The mosquito, whose name comes from the Spanish for “small fly”, is a type of insect that belongs to the family Culicidae. There are thousands of species of mosquitoes, but a distinguishing ...