Early May is when outdoor spending starts to pile up. A porch looks bare, the patio chairs need cushions, the kids need ...

One tiny puddle of forgotten water near your back door can produce more mosquitoes than you'd ever expect.

Mosquitoes don’t need a swamp or a pond to thrive. They need water, and not much of it. A forgotten bucket, a clogged gutter, ...

Rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus have many Americans concerned. But these pesky insects are also crucial pollinators and their loss could have untold effects on the food ...

A pandemic is a challenging but interesting moment for anyone involved in infectious disease, particularly those developing therapeutics and vaccines. That holds doubly true for Medicago, a Canadian ...

From DEET to door screens, The Local has the buzz on how to protect yourself and your home from the worst of the biting pests ...