Phil Goodman is the Chair of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District and a Board Member of the Florida Mosquito Control ...

Brevard is releasing sterilized male mosquitoes to combat dengue fever, Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses.

This summer’s historic outbreak of trillions of saltmarsh mosquitoes has left Florida residents swatting, scratching, and in some cases, trapped indoors. But the nuisance of itchy bites is only part ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — If you’ve been swatting more than usual this summer, you’re not alone. Florida ranks No. 1 in the country for mosquito activity in 2025, according to a new analysis from Casino ...

FILE - This 2003 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes albopictus mosquito acquiring a blood meal from a human host. After last weekend’s showers and a ...

Florida mosquito control teams have had their hands full this season in part due to a population explosion all over the state, as well as an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue, a ...

Those annoying pests make outdoor activities in Florida a literal pain with the itchy welts left behind after a "bite." Even worse are all the diseases they carry; and there's quite a list of them.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA) visited lawmakers today and shared the cutting-edge technology and scientific innovations ...

The health repercussions of Hurricane Milton could last long after the initial impact, scientists have warned. Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm along Florida's ...

Aedes mosquito sucks blood on human skin. By panom via iStock for WMNF News. As the country moves toward cooler months, changing weather patterns across the state are affecting mosquito activity ...

MIAMI — Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida are now also looking at the insects’ more obscure targets — and how even a ...

FLORIDA – A team of scientists from the University of Florida is exploring the impact of a lizard population shift that could influence the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. The brown anole, a ...