Author: Sarah Spencer

From the Merced Sun-Star July 4, 2020 A mosquito capable of transmitting several human diseases — including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika — was found this week in Le…

From the Desert Sun July 3, 2020 Additional mosquitoes trapped in the Coachella Valley tested positive for West Nile virus, this time in Indian Wells, officials said Thursday. The mosquitoes…

From Late Night Health July 2, 2020 MVCAC President Peter Bonkrude joins Mark Alyn on Late Night Health to answer the question: “Can You Get Covid-19 From Mosquitos?” Mosquito experts say…

From EurasiaReview July 2, 2020 As Brazilian athletes were preparing for the upcoming Summer Olympics, a growing global health crisis shifted the government’s attention from winning gold medals to securing…

From Komonews July 1, 2020 BELLINGHAM, Wash. — About 600 traps to catch invasive Asian giant hornets are being placed in Whatcom County by the Washington State Department of Agriculture,…

From ABC 10 San Diego July 1, 2020 Heather Hyland, a self-proclaimed bug nerd, has found a love for mosquitos despite the diseases they carry. “I have loved bugs I…

From EquiManagement June 29, 2020 The California Department of Food and Agriculture has confirmed one case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Amador County. The confirmed WNV case was in…

From The Guardian June 25, 2020 It took Moufida and John Holubeshen just a day of tracing alleged sightings and studying map coordinates before the two amateur detectives found their…

From SciDevNet June 25, 2020 Zika virus can hamper vital collagen development in the brains of babies whose mothers were infected with the disease while pregnant, new research reveals, as…

From the Los Angeles Daily News June 22, 2020 Los Angeles County officials are generating some buzz for National Mosquito Control Awareness Week to remind residents to protect themselves from…

From CBS Sacramento June 22, 2020 STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — Two human cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in Stanislaus County, officials said on Monday. According to a…

From Pasadena Now June 22, 2020 Mosquitoes were four times higher in numbers last week in San Gabriel Valley than they were in 2018 and 2019, data from the San…

From KCRA 3 June 22, 2020 It’s that time of year — the mosquitoes are out. San Joaquin County officials are trying to reduce the number of mosquito populations with…

From the Mercury News June 19, 2020 SANTA CLARA – A swath of Santa Clara is set to be sprayed after mosquitoes there tested positive for West Nile Virus. The…

From the Elk Grove Citizen June 19, 2020 A mosquito sample tested positive for the West Nile Virus in Elk Grove, local mosquito control officials announced on June 10. This…

From News 3 Las Vegas June 19th, 2020 LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — As if 2020 wasn’t hard enough already, West Nile Virus is back for another summer. According to the Southern…

From the Daily Republic June 19, 2020 FAIRFIELD — West Nile is not the only concern as mosquito season starts to take hold. Chikungunya, dengue fever, yellow fever and Zika,…

From CGTN June 19, 2020 As the coronavirus continues leaving a trail of devastation behind globally, another deadly virus is rearing its ugly head in South Asia – dengue fever. …

From FOX 11 June 18, 2020 SANTA ANA, Calif. – A perfect storm of events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have boosted the mosquito population in Orange County, vector control officials said Wednesday.…

From KXAN June 17, 2020 AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mostly-harmless Cicada killer wasps that emerge in Texas every summer are being confused for so-called Asian “murder hornets” that have caused panic…

From KTLA June 16, 2020 Orange County has seen an an uptick in mosquito activity in urban and coastal areas, recording higher than average counts of the bloodthirsty insect for…

From Capital Press June 10, 2020 The U.S. has 3,141 counties, but just one, Whatcom County in northern Washington state, has documented sightings of the Asian giant hornet, dubbed “murder…

From Nature World News June 10, 2020 The findings of a new study show that a residual spray that contains a combination of perlite, a type of volcanic glass, and water is…

From The Sacramento Bee June 10, 2020 The year’s first mosquito sample revealed that insects carrying the West Nile virus already have arrived in the Elk Grove area. “The very…

From EurekAlert! June 9, 2020 Leuven researchers have deployed synthetic amyloids to trigger protein misfolding as a strategy to combat the influenza A and Zika virus. Amyloids are particular protein…

From KPIX June 9, 2020 MILPITAS (CBS SF) – Crews with Santa Clara County Vector Control plan to spray mosquito control treatments in parts of Milpitas later this week, after…

From the Milpitas Patch June 8, 2020 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District has confirmed West Nile virus (WNV) positive tests in adult mosquitoes…

From KESQ June 5, 2020 More mosquito traps have tested positive for the West Nile virus in our valley. “Yes, lots of them hordes of them…swarms,” said Diane Mann. West…

From KPBS June 5, 2020 A mosquito caught in routine trapping in the Black Mountain Ranch area has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first appearance of the virus…

From San Joaquin County MVCD June 4, 2020 (STOCKTON, CA) – San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District’s (District) mosquito-borne disease surveillance program confirmed a West Nile virus (WNV)…

From the Harvard Gazette June 4, 2020 They’re here. Native to East Asia, the so-called murder hornets were spotted in North America for the first time late last year and…

From WBCK June 4, 2020 Kalamazoo County health officials announced details of the current mosquito surveillance program for this summer. In order to detect any evidence of potential carriers of…

From Zika News June 4, 2020 As the COVID-19 disease pandemic dominates the world media headlines, the Zika virus has steadily put women and children at grave risk in the…

From the Fresno Bee June 4, 2020 West Nile virus has again been detected in mosquitoes in Fresno, county health officials announced Thursday. “This confirmation is a strong reminder that…

From FOX 26 News June 4, 2020 FRESNO, Calif (FOX26) — The Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District notified the Fresno County Department of Public Health of West Nile virus-positive tests in adult…

From NYU Steinhardt June 3, 2020 We sat down with Provost’s Fellow and Assistant Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders Keisha Lindsay to discuss her research on the 2016 Zika epidemic and…

From the Desert Sun June 1, 2020 Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus were discovered in Palm Desert, officials announced today. The infected mosquitoes were collected from two traps —…

From The Mercury News June 1, 2020 DEAR JOAN: Can you help us? We have been utterly inundated with beetles. We’ve lived in this location for 10 years, and we’ve never…

From Huffpost May 29, 2020 As if we don’t have enough to worry about, now there’s a “murder hornet.” It’s the nickname for an Asian giant hornet, and according to…

From the Desert Sun May 29, 2020 The Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District today announced mosquitoes in La Quinta had tested positive for a viral disease that can be transmitted…

From Medical Xpress May 26, 2020 Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown Zika virus infection soon after birth leads to long-term brain and behavior problems, including…

From The Aggie May 22, 2020 Despite sightings of giant hornet species, spread through North America highly unlikely, experts say  Giant, tiger-striped insects have been making quite the buzz lately.…

From KFOX14 May 21, 2020 SANTA FE, NM — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting the first human case of West Nile virus infection in New Mexico this year.…