A weather whiplash of warm and wet conditions is being blamed for a surge in mosquito activity across Southern California. Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District officials say they’re ...

Southern California has experienced significant temperature fluctuations in the last two weeks of February 2026, shifting from cooler, active weather to intense, summer-like heat—a pattern experts ...

Winter weather and amount of precipitation may have an impact on the tick and mosquito activity during spring and summer ...

Imagine walking into tall grass or working barefoot in a field … and suddenly feeling sharp pain on your foot. You've just been bitten by a snake. This is more than a moment of shock; it could be the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued warnings to travelers for three countries this month over chikungunya ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - While we hope mosquitoes won’t be a problem much longer this season, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services wants you to keep an eye out for them after a horse tested ...

Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Mosquitoes have taken over the Valley in droves: they might be swarming all around your head, but the problem is definitely not in your head. The lack of monsoon action over the ...

The New York State Department of Health is investigating a possible case of a rare mosquito-borne virus locally transmitted to a person in Nassau County, officials confirmed Thursday. Health officials ...

Their research looked at how beer, sunscreen, diet, and other factors correlate with mosquito attraction. The Anopheles mosquito searches for a human or other animal from which it can suck blood.