Santa Cruz County pest control provider outlines how integrated services help address growing demand for timely ...

Quarantine in parts of San Diego after Mexican fruit flies were found in La Mesa. Sterile flies and bait sprays planned.

For centuries, plant-derived repellents have been used to help keep mosquitoes at bay. But scientists didn't fully understand how these compounds actually worked inside the insect's brain. New ...

A Minnesota company has been awarded a $610 million contract to help stop New World screwworm from spreading north from Mexico across the border into South Texas.

Every spring in the communities around Back River, residents know the signs. The weather warms, the days get longer and suddenly the air fills with what looks like drifting black clouds. It is not ...

Warmer-than-normal temperatures have caused mosquito surveillance to begin a little early across the Las Vegas valley.

I think I can find agreement in most quarters that everyone loves bees. They mind their own business, pollinate flowers, and ...

Staff members are setting mosquito traps throughout the Las Vegas Valley as part of the Health District’s Mosquito Disease ...

Two new fruit fly species, Acidoxantha paratotoflava and Hemilea suneriae, discovered in the Himachal Himalayas, boosting ...

Published in Nature Communications, the groundbreaking study reveals mosquitoes use a specific sensory receptor to detect – and avoid – borneol, a naturally occurring organic compound found in several ...

The strawberry guava, one of the world’s worst invasive species, hinders forest restoration on the island while feeding its ...

Customers at The Market Place spotted "something extremely lifelike" on one of the shelves and alerted store staff.