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BOISE -- A Bonneville County man in his 70s has tested positive for West Nile virus and has been hospitalized, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported Tuesday.
Even in places where budgets haven't been cut, they're concerned about keeping up with the summer swarm
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried _ he's already running out of money.
Keeping the skeeter population down is a top priority for City of Portage la Prairie during the summer months. After last week's fogging, parks manager Dave Green has noticed some improvement in reducing the amount of nuisance mosquito numbers in the Portage la Prairie area.[...]
Montgomery County’s first West Nile virus mosquito pool has been found in Lansdale.
It’s that time of year. That high-pitched, irritating whine in your ear, close but always, always, just out of swatting range. Those red welts and itchy bites that no medicine in this so-called technologically advanced century can salve.
In addition to dampening the spirits of New Yorkers, the 10 inches of rain that fell on the city in June have put it at risk for a mosquito-filled rest of the summer. But as pests start to come out in full force, there are many options available to help keep them at bay. Westchester County's commissioner of health Joshua Lipsman thinks the best way to protect against mosquitoes is to prevent ...
BISMARCK, N.D. - An Ohio Air Force Reserve unit charged with controlling mosquitoes during wartime is using bug-bitten North Dakota as a practice ground again this summer.
Weather conditions permitting, personnel from the Franklin County West Nile Program will spray to control adult mosquito populations during the evening on Monday and Tuesday in portions of Washington Township and Waynesboro Borough.
Public health officials are warning Arizonans to make sure and take the proper precautions to avoid getting West Nile virus. Last year, the state had 114 confirmed cases and 7 deaths. KJZZ's Paul Atkinson spoke to Craig Levy, program manager of the Vector Born Disease program at the Arizona Department of Health Services. Inspect Repellents Look for these proven ingredients on the label: DEET, ...
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