To prevent the spread of West Nile virus, the Philadelphia Department of Health is spraying parts of Germantown with a ...

West Nile is just one of several diseases known to be carried by mosquitoes in northern New Jersey. Among others are the Eastern Equine, Saint Louis and La Crosse forms of encephalitis as well as ...

Not only do warmer days mean mosquitoes can emerge earlier, they also help the insects reproduce faster. At 70 degrees, a northern house mosquito takes two weeks to transform from egg to adult. At 90 ...

More information: Matthew Wolkoff et al, Light Pollution Disrupts Seasonal Differences in the Daily Activity and Metabolic Profiles of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens, Insects (2023).

Newer to northern Utah is the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, also known as “Quinx,” which is very similar to Culex pipiens, is a vector for many of the same diseases and is ...

But none preoccupy Dr. Bajwa, 64, as much as the most common species, Culex pipiens, the northern house mosquito — the biggest source of West Nile infection in New York.

The primary carrier in Ohio is the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds, and then can spread the virus to humans and other animals ...

Raupp said the most concerning mosquito is the northern house mosquito, which can carry the West Nile virus. He said while cases do pop up in the region, the good news is the illness is not as ...

He's particularly concerned now that the invasive northern house mosquito, a mosquito species that can carry diseases like West Nile, has been present in Calgary in recent years.

The target of the regionwide hunt is called Culex pipiens, or the northern house mosquito. Of the 25 breeds of mosquitoes in Virginia, Culex pipiens is the most common "night biter'' and is an ...

Newer to northern Utah is the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, also known as "Quinx," which is very similar to Culex pipiens, is a vector for many of the same diseases and is better at ...

West Nile virus has been detected in multiple mosquito pools in Salt Lake County, including downtown Salt Lake City and the ...