Mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus but San Diego Vector Control is on the case beginning this week with routine aerial larvicide drops. Image via San Diego County Twitter San Diego County’s Vector ...

Above: An April 24 report from KUSI on the first mosquito larvicide drop of 2024. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Mosquito breeding season is in full swing. In an effort to mitigate the number of mosquitoes ...

The San Diego County Vector Control Program reminded residents Friday to protect themselves from the potentially deadly hantavirus after five mice around the county tested positive for it. The ...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials has added the Chautauqua County Health Department into the Vector Control Collaborative Program, which strengthens the ability of local ...

San Diego County Vector Control personnel prepare to spray for possible mosquito-borne illnesses. Courtesy County News Center San Diego County Vector Control crews will conduct their regular ...

During a typical spring, health departments across the country would be preparing for mosquito season. Biologists would search for stagnant pools of water where the insects breed, carefully counting ...

In the midst of mosquito season, the County of San Diego Vector Control Program (VCP) will conduct its fifth aerial larvicide treatment for mosquitoes next week at four dozen locations across the ...

A local group advocating for alternatives to pesticides will be appealing a recent court decision that dismissed a lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Vector Control District. Retired county ...

Mosquitoes collected in Pittsburgh's Point Breeze neighborhood have tested positive for West Nile Virus, health officials say.