Author: Sarah Spencer

From the Coronado Eagle Journal November 9th, 2020 Recently, residents have noticed an increase in the number of mosquitoes in Coronado. There is a new invasive species of mosquito called…

From the Daily Nexus November 8, 2020 These mosquitoes, commonly known as southern house mosquitoes, were discovered in traps for a different invasive species of mosquitoes Aedes aegypti discovered in…

From Bakersfield Now November 6th, 2020 BAKERSFIELD, Calif., (KBAK/KBFX) — According to the State of California’s West Nile site, Kern County has had three confirmed human cases of West Nile so far…

From Medical Xpress November 4, 2020 Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, Zika virus may not be far behind. Although the explosive 2015-2016 Zika epidemics in the Americas are behind us, Zika…

From AlKhaleejToday November 3, 2020 Using a strategy known as “population modification,” which involves using a CRISPR-Cas9 gene propulsion system to introduce genes that prevent parasite transmission into mosquito chromosomes,…

From Winters Express October 29, 2020 The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District discourages the practice of exchanging potted plants as the invasive mosquito population in Winters remains widespread across…

From KRCR October 28, 2020 An invasive mosquito that can spread several diseases has been found in Oroville. The non-native species, known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito, can transmit viruses…

From Noozhawk October 28, 2020 A sample of mosquitoes collected from a mosquito trap in Santa Barbara has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), according to the Mosquito &…

From KEYT October 27, 2020 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Mosquitos that were caught in Santa Barbara tested positive for West Nile Virus on Tuesday. The Mosquito & Vector Management District…

From Spectrum News 1 October 26, 2020 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Every morning Michael Saba heads out to feed his fish — all 75,000 of them. Known as “The King…

From KCRA 3 October 23, 2020 BLAINE, Wash. — They’re here, and they’re apparently making themselves at home. The Washington State Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed they located the…

From CBS Sacramento October 23, 2020 ARDEN-ARCADE (CBS13) — A pandemic, a historic fire season and now disease-carrying mosquitoes that can spread the Zika virus. Mosquitos are becoming more than…

From CBS Sacramento October 23, 2020 ARDEN-ARCADE (CBS13) — A pandemic, a historic fire season and now disease-carrying mosquitoes that can spread the Zika virus. Mosquitos are becoming more than…

From the Moorpark, CA Patch October 22, 2020 The City of Moorpark Vector Control Division (Division) has detected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes within the City of Moorpark. The first detection was on October 13,…

From ABC 10 October 22, 2020 STOCKTON, Calif. — San Joaquin County Public Health Services (SJCPH) said it has received the first reported human case of the mosquito-borne disease St.…

From the Sacramento Bee October 22, 2020 The mosquito that can carry the Zika virus has been spotted this week in yet another area of Sacramento County, this time in…

From the International Business Times October 21, 2020 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are carriers of dengue and Zika viruses, are known to be active biters during the daytime, but a…

From KXXV October 12, 2020 According to the CDC, more than 30 states are reporting West Nile virus infections in people, birds or mosquitoes. Early symptoms of West Nile are…

From the Antelope Valley Press October 12, 2020 LOS ANGELES — Twenty-six more mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Los Angeles County, bringing to 264…

From NBC Los Angeles October 9, 2020 Twenty-six more mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Los Angeles County, bringing to 264 the number of positive…

From the Merced Sun-Star October 8, 2020 West Nile Virus has led to the deaths of two individuals over age 50, a Merced County Mosquito Abatement District news release reported.…

From YourCentralValley.com October 8, 2020 VISALIA, California (KSEE) — October is usually when the number of mosquitoes declines – but in some parts of Tulare County the number is going…

From the Sacramento Bee October 7, 2020 Even as the Sacramento Valley cools down, the yellow fever mosquito is being discovered in traps in new areas. Some were found this…

From the Half Moon Bay Review October 7, 2020 Mosquito tests for West Nile virus done last week came back negative on Thursday, after a dead American crow in South…

From the Antelope Valley Press October 7, 2020 LANCASTER — More mosquitoes collected from mosquito traps in Palmdale have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).  One trap was located…

From Edhat Santa Barbara October 3, 2020 Source: Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County The Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County has confirmed the presence…

From CBS Los Angeles October 2, 2020 SANTA ANA (CBSLA) – Amid an explosion of non-native “ankle-biter” Aedes mosquitos across the Southland this summer and fall, Orange County is trying out a new…

From FOX 26 News October 1, 2020 TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency announced five human cases of West Nile Virus have been reported…

From the Ventura County Star October 1, 2020 After emerging for the first time in Ventura County less than a month ago, potentially dangerous Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have now been found…

From The Almanac September 30, 2020 San Mateo County’s Mosquito and Vector Control District has detected West Nile virus in a dead bird for the first time this year. The…

From FOX 40 September 30, 2020 DAVIS, Calif. (KTXL) — The mosquito responsible for the spread of the Zika virus has broken out of a containment zone in Winters and has…

From The Press September 30, 2020 Due to the high abundance of mosquitoes in the area, the Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District will be using truck-mounted ultra-low volume…

From NBC Los Angeles September 30, 2020 Millions of Southern Californians have been under attack–itching and scratching from bites all over their bodies–by what appears to be a record explosion…

From the Sacramento Bee September 30, 2020 The dog days of summer have waned in the Sacramento region, but the dreaded yellow-fever mosquito apparently is still finding places to breed…

From CBS Los Angeles September 30, 2020 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Spreading diseases such as malaria, West Nile and Zika, mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world. To date,…

From EurekAlert! September 28, 2020 In a study published in Autophagy, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) shed new light on how Zika virus hijacks our own cellular machinery to break…

From the Winters Express September 24, 2020 A Yolo County resident became ill with West Nile Virus last month and is now recovering, the county reported Saturday. This is the…

From CBSLA September 24, 2020 THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA) — A non-native mosquito capable of carrying dengue and Zika virus has been detected in Thousand Oaks, the second instance it has been…

From VC Star September 23, 2020 Ventura County officials have found specimens of an invasive and potentially dangerous species of mosquito in Thousand Oaks several days after the mosquito’s presence in…

From KRCR News September 23, 2020 CHICO, Calif. — For the first time in Butte County the mosquito commonly known as the yellow fever mosquito has been found. The invasive species…

From the Ventura County Star September 21, 2020 A potentially dangerous species of mosquito not found before in Ventura County has emerged in Simi Valley with more people reporting bites every day. “We are being flooded…

From the Sacramento Bee September 19, 2020 Yolo County health officials announced Saturday that a resident of the county contracted West Nile virus last month, the first case of the…