mosquitos /tags/mosquitos mosquitos en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Sometimes fighting dangerous pests like screwworms and mosquitoes means sterilizing bugs /environment/2026-06-15/sometimes-fighting-dangerous-pests-like-screwworms-and-mosquitoes-means-sterilizing-bugs Screwworm — a harmful parasite once largely eradicated with the help of a successful sterile insect program — is back. Multiple reported U.S. cases have drawn news coverage, as has a request from researchers with Google’s Debug project asking to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-15/sometimes-fighting-dangerous-pests-like-screwworms-and-mosquitoes-means-sterilizing-bugs Madison Czopek | PolitiFact Population booms & dengue upticks, Florida mosquito control is busy this summer /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 Hurricane Ian didn't just bring historic flooding, but a record count of mosquitos, too /environment/2022-11-04/hurricane-ian-didnt-just-bring-historic-flooding-but-a-record-count-of-mosquitos-too Orange County is buzzing with higher levels of mosquito activity. County experts say the booming population came after Hurricane Ian. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-11-04/hurricane-ian-didnt-just-bring-historic-flooding-but-a-record-count-of-mosquitos-too Joe Mario Pedersen Scientists Find New Invasive Mosquito Species In Florida /news/2021-03-16/scientists-find-new-invasive-mosquito-species-in-florida Aedes scapularis mosquitoes are from the tropics and can carry yellow fever. Entomologist Lawrence Reeves recently identified them among mosquitoes he collected near Everglades National Park in 2019. Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/2021-03-16/scientists-find-new-invasive-mosquito-species-in-florida Greg Allen VIDEO: See A Controversial Swarm Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In A Lab In Italy /npr-breaking-news/2019-10-20/video-see-a-controversial-swarm-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-in-a-lab-in-italy NPR was the only news organization allowed into the lab to witness the moment the releases began this year. The goal is to create a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria. Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:00:48 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-10-20/video-see-a-controversial-swarm-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-in-a-lab-in-italy Rob Stein, Ben de la Cruz, Pierre Kattar How Do Mosquitoes Taste DEET? Hint: It's Not With Their Mouthparts /2019-04-25/how-do-mosquitoes-taste-deet-hint-its-not-with-their-mouthparts It's the only repellent that drives mosquitoes away when they come in contact with it. A new study has a theory about why that is. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:02:12 GMT /2019-04-25/how-do-mosquitoes-taste-deet-hint-its-not-with-their-mouthparts Jonathan Lambert How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us /2019-03-28/how-mosquitoes-sniff-out-human-sweat-to-find-us Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 15:00:00 GMT /2019-03-28/how-mosquitoes-sniff-out-human-sweat-to-find-us Nell Greenfieldboyce Scientists Release Controversial Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In High-Security Lab /npr-breaking-news/2019-02-20/scientists-release-controversial-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-in-high-security-lab The insects were created, using CRISPR, to carry a powerful "gene drive." The mosquitoes could provide a potent weapon against malaria, but they raise fears about unpredictable environmental effects. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-02-20/scientists-release-controversial-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-in-high-security-lab Rob Stein Climate Change Means A Rise In Mosquito-Borne Illness /2019-01-17/climate-change-means-a-rise-in-mosquito-borne-illness The sunlight coming through the picture window of Debbie Casey’s room at a nursing home in Daytona Beach falls on a message board covered with pictures... Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:30:00 GMT /2019-01-17/climate-change-means-a-rise-in-mosquito-borne-illness danielle prieur/WMFE To Satisfy Bloodthirsty Lab Mosquitoes, Give 'Em The Fake Stuff /2018-08-23/to-satisfy-bloodthirsty-lab-mosquitoes-give-em-the-fake-stuff Feeding mosquitoes artificial blood could help get them ready to go out in the world and stanch the flow of disease — and reduce the need for animal blood Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:41:00 GMT /2018-08-23/to-satisfy-bloodthirsty-lab-mosquitoes-give-em-the-fake-stuff Carolyn M. Wilke