Purdue researchers have identified a new class of chemical insecticides that could provide a safer, more selective means of controlling mosquitoes that transmit key infectious diseases such as dengue, ...

Mosquito-borne illnesses remain a formidable challenge threatening millions of people each year with diseases such as malaria, dengue, zika and chikungunya. To develop a mosquito control strategy with ...

For more than 90 years, a power company took pride in the mosquito control program it used to fight malaria around a string of lakes the utility oversees from north of Charlotte to Lake Wateree near ...

Public-health teams in 1950s Borneo focused on malaria control, and DDT spraying seemed like a simple way to lower mosquito numbers. The chemical reduced the spread of disease inside treated homes, ...

Trying to get rid of mosquitos feels like an endless battle in summer, and purchasing bottles of mosquito repellent can prove expensive over time. The good news is that it is simple to make your own ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With warmer weather back in the Coastal Bend, mosquito season is officially here — and city crews are already out trying to get ahead of the problem. Vector Control is treating ...