An invasive genus of mosquitos have made their way to Southern California, leaving a trail of irritation and itchy bites in their wake. The Aedes mosquito, originally located in tropical climates, ...

Summertime hikes and afternoons in the backyard can be ruined by mosquito bites. So, many people apply topical synthetic ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. Officials in the ...

After the virus itself, the main villain of the Zika outbreak has been the Aedes aegypti mosquito, its primary vector. These mosquitoes are sneaky, and resilient, as my colleague Adrienne LaFrance ...

It's that time of year again: it's time for barbecuing, basking in the sun, and of course, fending off annoying bites from mosquitoes. What's worse, in Southern California, is the presence of an ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Washington, D.C. ranks among the ‘Top 10 worst mosquito cities' in the U.S., according to a new national ...

It was believed that the Aedes mosquito, which carries dengue virus, only bites during the early morning and before dusk when the lighting conditions are neither fully dark nor completely bright.

The Zika virus has spread like wildfire across South America, tip-toeing into the United States and into our nightmares. It’s not new. The virus was first discovered in Uganda’s Zika forest in 1947.

The Aedes scapularis is now considered established in Miami-Dade and Broward, though scientists still don’t know if the species poses a serious threat to human health and animals. Courtesy of Lawrence ...

All it takes is a little bit of water and a warm breeze. Aedes aegypti, the main mosquito species that transmits Zika virus and several other serious diseases, can breed practically anywhere. These ...

Have you experienced an unusual number of mosquito bites this summer? Have they landed mostly below the knee and especially around your ankles? And did the six-legged perpetrator fly off unnoticed, ...