PROVIDENCE – The state is advising residents and schools to consider rescheduling outdoor activities because of an elevated risk for mosquito-borne diseases in Rhode Island and neighboring states.

Those high-risk areas include Alburgh, Colchester, Swanton and Burlington, the state’s largest city. Several Burlington ...

Dr. Gardner, who uses aloe and hydrocortisone to treat her own bites, wears a thin net over her hat to cover her face when she’s hiking or entering a mosquito habitat. “It might not be a good ...

The CDC recommends you dress your child in items that cover their arms and legs, and to cover strollers with mosquito netting. When it comes to insect repellent, it said you should always follow ...

Using insect repellents Treat clothes with repellents Wear long-sleeved shirts and pants if working in grassy areas Cover strollers and baby carriers with mosquito netting Reduce standing water on ...

Diseases caused by mosquito bites are on the rise. Recently, a New Hampshire resident died of a rare but serious mosquito-borne illness, and infectious-diseases expert Anthony S. Fauci was ...

A person in New Hampshire has died after contracting the eastern equine encephalitis virus. EEE is a rare disease transmitted by mosquitoes; only 11 human cases are reported annually on average ...

As global temperatures rise due to climate change, mosquito season has lengthened across much of the contiguous United States, a development that scientists warn could heighten the risk of ...

THE STATE SAYS IT IS TAKING ACTION TO PREVENT MORE INFECTIONS. AERIAL SPRAYING IS ONLY USED AFTER EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE MOSQUITO ABUNDANCE THROUGH KILLING THE LARVAL MOSQUITOES AND THROUGH THE ...

Mosquito season starts in March and can last until as late as November in some states. That means it's still peak mosquito season right now. If you're like me, you get frustrated by the number ...

Engineers have created knitted fabrics that can protect a wearer from mosquito bites 1. Clothing offers a simple way to avoid ...

Image: DeBeaubien and Chandel et al. Behold and cower at the sight of a human arm as seen by a mosquito. That’s right: the bloodsuckers rely on thermal infrared to find a good spot to bite ...