Mosquitoes are tiny insects less than half an inch long, yet they are responsible for the deaths of almost three-quarters of a million people each year, Mason Crouthamel said. Crouthamel is ...

For many, the onset of summer means outdoor picnics, walks and time at the park, but a blood-sucking insect whose lifespan rarely lasts past two months often can put a bite in those plans. Kansas ...

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An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. In Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying – but generally harmless – nuisance. That is far from the case in many parts of the world.

Jurassic Park—and its never-ending sequels and spinoffs—starts with a basic premise: extracting the DNA of long-dead ...

An overabundance of a wetland plant is wreaking havoc at a freshwater marsh pond in northern San Rafael. The dense vegetation in the 20-acre pond managed by the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District ...

Like many parts of Minnesota, spring-like weather has come early to Lake Baldwin in Lino Lakes. Along with something else, according to Suzette Dillon, who spotted a mosquito flying around her front ...