SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Annual testing for West Nile Virus (WNV) is underway in seven counties in southern Illinois. According to the Southern 7 Health Department (S7HD), the process of trapping ...

In many parts of the world, water hyacinths are a noxious invasive weed that’s tricky to tame. But Nigerian entrepreneurs have come up with innovative ways to turn the plant into useful products.

Chrissy Edwards-McCune will be out and about in Westmoreland County — setting traps to collect mosquitoes that might be ...

Culex Pipiens mosquitos collected by the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District at Seymour Park in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood wait to be tested in July 2018. Hector Amezcua ...

Summer is for barbecues, fishing trips, and the distinct high-pitched hum of a mosquito zeroing in on your ear. The latter can ruin your summer fun with constant swatting and eventual itching.

Culex pipiens, known as the northern house mosquito, are light brown with stripes on the abdomen and grow up to 7 millimeters ...

Our goals were to assess the effects of four PFAS commonly associated with AFFF use on aquatic and terrestrial life stages of three North American amphibians: Northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens), ...

“The problem is the new kid on the block, which is culex pipiens, which has gradually moved up north here. It is called either the northern house mosquito or the common house mosquito. It does ...

In 2023, a new species of mosquito, culex pipiens — also known as the common house mosquito — found its way to the city. Unlike other breeds of mosquito, the culex pipiens are able to lay eggs ...

In the 80s, an animated children's series called Tube Mice was aired, detailing the lives of four mice living in the tunnels ...

Clockwise from top left: The deer tick, which transmits Lyme disease; the American dog tick, which transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia; the Culex pipiens mosquito, which transmits ...