Among these pesky fliers is the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens, which can spread West Nile Virus and St. Louis encephalitis in humans, as well as avian malaria in birds and heartworm ...

Medina Diaz said their response is being guided by how they would handle the native Culex mosquito, which primarily shows up at the beginning of each season. Those can transmit West Nile virus and ...

A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

The period of greatest risk of WNV transmission to humans from mosquitos in Alberta usually occurs during the summer and depends on: the number of Culex mosquitoes that have successfully survived the ...