Mosquitoes

Nearly 144,000 genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in South Florida this week as part of an effort to reduce the population disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Nearly 144,000 genetically modified mosquitoes are set to be released in South Florida this week as part of an effort to reduce the population disease-carrying mosquitoes. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports

Taking a walk around the block is nothing to write home about for most people, but for Brett Rose, it is quite an accomplishment. He recently re-learned how to walk after he was infected with a cocktail of diseases, none of which were COVID-19. “Went to bed on a Friday night and woke up Saturday paralyzed from the chest down,”…

Scientists are a few months into an experiment to stop the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito. Their weapon of choice? A genetically modified mosquito.

When it comes to the fight against South Florida’s mosquitoes, Tropical Storm Eta has complicated matters. “We had so much rainfall previous to [Eta] that the ground is saturated, and you have ideal conditions for mosquito breeding,” said Dr. Bill Petrie of Miami-Dade Mosquito Control. He noted that spraying for adult insects does not work well in heavy winds...

NBC 6’s Julia Bagg shows us what several cities are planning to do in an effort to keep the pesky insects away from all the water now in the area.

Scientists are a few months into an experiment to stop an invasive mosquitoes. Their weapon of choice? A genetically modified mosquito. But as Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin explains, some question the strategy.

Five more cases of the West Nile virus have been confirmed in residents of Miami-Dade County on Thursday. The Florida Department of Health made the announcement in a press release, confirming the local transmission of the mosquito-borne illness, bringing to total to 49 cases reported in 2020. West Nile is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an…

Miami-Dade County reported four more cases of West Nile virus Friday, bringing the county’s total to 22 so far this year.

While the state of Florida has become the hotbed in the coronavirus pandemic, Miami-Dade County is seeing an increase in the number of human cases for the West Nile virus. The Florida Department of Health in the county announced that two more cases of the mosquito-borne illness were confirmed Monday, increasing the total number of infections to 24 over the…

As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are bracing for an outbreak of another mysterious virus: eastern equine encephalitis

Miami-Dade County reported four more cases of West Nile virus Friday, bringing the county’s total to 18 so far this year.

Miami-Dade County reported 10 more case of West Nile virus, health officials said Thursday.

Miami-Dade County reported its first case of West Nile virus of 2020, health officials said Saturday. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County issued a mosquito-borne illness alert after the virus was confirmed in a resident. Most people infected with West Nile virus — which is most commonly spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito —…

Battling the winged beasts before modern methods wasn’t easy. Desperate early Floridians tried everything, from slathering their bodies in lumps of bear fat to burning oily rags. Indigenous people avoided mangrove trees, where mosquitoes breed in the summertime, and used nets to cover up. Spaniards hid from the hungry skeeters under their armor as they trudged through the marshes....