Mosquitoes

It’s mosquito season again! Here are some things to know about the most common mosquito-borne disease and how to protect yourself.

It’s that time of year again when mosquitos start popping up. There are more than 50 types of mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County and some can transmit diseases like Dengue Fever, Zika as well as West Nile Virus. Dr. William Petrie and his team study the mosquito population to detect any early transmissions of disease. Dr. Petrie, the Director of...

With the start of the rainy season in South Florida, expect a rise in mosquitoes. NBC 6’s Claudia DoCampo spoke with a mosquito control expert about how to prevent them.

A biotech firm this week got the green light from U.S. regulators to release over 2 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and California as part of an expanded effort to combat transmission of diseases like Zika, dengue fever and canine heartworm.

In a paper published Friday in the journal Nature Communications, one research team examined mosquito vision, finding in a series of experiments that the insects were attracted to certain colors, including red and orange.

NBC 6 Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin spoke with Meredith Fensom, of Oxitec, who walks us through how male GMO mosquitos are helping to fight an invasive female species that causes diseases like dengue and Zica.

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

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.

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,”…

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.

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

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…

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 22 so far this year.

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 —…