Mosquitoes

Jean Ponzi of the Missouri Botanical Garden explained how fogging for mosquitoes has grave impacts on the ecosystem as a whole — and how we can make ourselves less attractive to these pests without harming the environment.

Research shows that the number of warm, humid days that allow mosquitoes to thrive is increasing in Missouri due to climate change. St. Louis-area scientists think local health officials need to increase their tracking of mosquitoes and the diseases the insects carry to prepare for longer mosquito seasons.

This year’s catastrophic flooding has created hard times for many people in Midwest, but it’s created a nirvana for mosquitoes. Kansas City and the...

The major flooding this spring may bring more mosquitoes in the summer months. Swollen rivers will leave behind small ponds or pools as they recede back…

As you’re swatting at swarms of mosquitoes this spring, take comfort in this fact: Our bloodsucking foes have their own parasites.The tiny waterborne…

Elephantiasis and river blindness are parasitic diseases straight out of a horror movie.In both cases, insects bite humans and transmit tiny parasitic…

Health officials have detected the West Nile virus in mosquitoes found in St. Louis County.The West Nile virus can potentially be deadly, but cases in…

Washington University researchers are one step closer to understanding how a common virus transmitted by mosquitoes causes chronic arthritis.Like other…

Facts and fiction continue to swirl about mosquito-borne illnesses like the Zika and West Nile viruses. On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we discussed…

A Saint Louis University analysis of mosquito migration patterns and sexually transmitted diseases places the St. Louis region on a map of counties that…