Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus have been identified in Baldwin Park, bringing to five the recent total concentrated in the area and raising concerns of a “small local outbreak” of ...

Scientists discovered a smell receptor in mosquitoes that detects the plant compound borneol and triggers an immediate ...

WATSONVILLE – The non-native Aedes aegypti mosquito has been detected in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County officials announced Monday. The small mosquito displaying black and white spots has the ...

2:42 p.m. Oct. 17, 2024: A previous version of this article implied that Aedes mosquitoes are uncommon in L.A. County. The mosquitoes are common in the county; locally transmitted cases of dengue are ...