/tags/mosquito-control mosquito control en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-29/cutting-florida-property-taxes-could-take-a-bite-out-of-mosquito-control If passed, the state's mosquito control districts that rely on ad valorem taxes could lose a third of their funding, according to the Florida Mosquito Control Association. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-29/cutting-florida-property-taxes-could-take-a-bite-out-of-mosquito-control Jenny Staletovich /2025-10-21/how-floridas-weather-swings-are-shaping-mosquito-season Mosquito inactivity begins when temperatures reach around 50 degrees, with mortality setting in as temperatures approach the freezing mark. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:12:30 GMT /2025-10-21/how-floridas-weather-swings-are-shaping-mosquito-season Andrew Wulfeck /health/2025-08-11/population-booms-dengue-upticks-florida-mosquito-control-is-busy-this-summer Florida mosquito control teams have had their hands full this season thanks to a population explosion all over the state, as well as an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County. Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:40:00 GMT /health/2025-08-11/population-booms-dengue-upticks-florida-mosquito-control-is-busy-this-summer Joe Mario Pedersen /health/2024-08-30/mosquito-borne-illnesses-are-rising-heres-how-to-protect-yourself Mosquitos love heat. And as summers get warmer, mosquito-borne illnesses are rising, in the U.S., Europe, and South and Central America. Here are some tips to protect yourself. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:00:00 GMT /health/2024-08-30/mosquito-borne-illnesses-are-rising-heres-how-to-protect-yourself Maria Godoy /health/2024-07-02/dengue-fever-south-florida-keys-mosquitoes-guide Two cases of locally-contracted dengue fever were confirmed by health officials in Monroe County this week. Here’s how health and mosquito control officials say you can better avoid being bitten by potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health/2024-07-02/dengue-fever-south-florida-keys-mosquitoes-guide Julia Cooper /environment/2022-10-06/mosquitofish-offered-free-to-collier-residents-to-control-pests Collier Mosquito Control District is giving county residents two-inch, guppy-like fish to place in small areas of standing freshwater left behind by Hurricane Ian to eat mosquito larvae. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-06/mosquitofish-offered-free-to-collier-residents-to-control-pests Tom Bayles /2022-06-03/latam-news-roundup-fair-food-program-wildlife-thursday-mosquitoes The first round of election results are in for Colombia, and we catch up on other Latin America headlines. Plus, an initiative to try to improve conditions for farmworkers on and off the field. And it’s Wildlife Thursday — we’re talking about those tiny pesky critters we love to hate — mosquitoes. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:22:00 GMT /2022-06-03/latam-news-roundup-fair-food-program-wildlife-thursday-mosquitoes Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz, Daniel Rivero /news/2021-04-26/nations-first-trial-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-starts-in-florida-keys Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week. It's the first trial of its kind in the United States. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:41:28 GMT /news/2021-04-26/nations-first-trial-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-starts-in-florida-keys Nancy Klingener /2020-09-14/miami-dade-now-reports-over-50-cases-of-west-nile-virus-after-5-new-cases-announced The number of West Nile virus cases has surpassed 50 in Miami-Dade County. Now the county's health department is working to implement prevention measures against furthering the spread. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:45:50 GMT /2020-09-14/miami-dade-now-reports-over-50-cases-of-west-nile-virus-after-5-new-cases-announced Devoun Cetoute - The Miami Herald /2020-08-27/dengue-in-the-time-of-covid-keys-fighting-on-two-viral-fronts In the Florida Keys, health officials are fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they've also got another fight on their hands. For the second time in a little more than a decade, there's an outbreak of dengue fever on the island chain. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:55:34 GMT /2020-08-27/dengue-in-the-time-of-covid-keys-fighting-on-two-viral-fronts Nancy Klingener