mosquitoes

With hot summer days bearing down on North Texas, so are the summer bugs.Illnesses from mosquito, tick and flea bites have tripled in the U.S., with more…

Mosquitoes find some people way more delicious than others. Now scientists have found a way to make you less attractive, no chemicals needed.

There are dozens of types of mosquitoes in North Texas -- more than 50, in fact. A mosquito hunter who works with the city of Denton helps explain the…

Scientists are thinking up new ways to prevent Zika and west Nile Virus in Texas. Still, some say the older ideas might be better.If you’re a pregnant…

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Plano will release the fish in a large pond this afternoon; more people are arrested for student loan debt in…

This summer, dozens of mosquitos in testing sites across North Texas have turned up positive for West Nile virus. It’s nothing like the record year of…

Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported a second case of human Chikungunya. The patient contracted the virus after traveling to the Dominican…

State health officials have confirmed the first human case of chikungunya in Texas.It’s a mosquito-borne illness that can cause very severe joint pain, a…

Dallas County reports its first human case of West Nile virus this year. A resident of Richardson has West Nile Fever, the less severe form of the…

Dr. Roger Nasci, a mosquito expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says you don't necessarily need repellent with a high percentage of DEET to keep the 'skeeters away. Repellent still works well in low doses, and so far mosquitoes aren't growing resistant to it.

UT Southwestern has developed a formula that it says could revolutionize the way communities fight West Nile.And even though recent rains have drenched…

Public health officials thought West Nile virus was history. But in 2012, the virus struck back, sparking a major outbreak around Dallas that killed 19 people and left hundreds more disabled. Scientists say they've discovered key clues in the Dallas outbreak that could help predict future outbreaks.