Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare, deadly disease spread by mosquitoes. The first human case of the virus this year was recently confirmed in Massachusetts — a Worcester County man in his 80s.

State health officials are warning that in addition to EEE, some eight municipalities in Massachusetts are considered to be at high risk for mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus. Cases of West ...

"It just happened so fast." NBC10 Boston, file File photo: A truck spraying for mosquitoes in Sudbury, Massachusetts, amid the state's EEE outbreak. The town reported the case publicly the day ...

Massachusetts is up to four human cases, but is finding fewer EEE-positive mosquitoes as the season winds down. Kelso said earlier this month that EEE cases should wane when mosquitoes become ...

“Spiders play an important role in our environment by controlling insect populations, including pests like aphids and mosquitoes,” Emily Stolarski, communications coordinator at ...

In Maine this year, triple E was found in two emus and one wild bird. In August, Massachusetts officials said they would ...

“As towns across Massachusetts prepare to lockdown (sic) for the next few months because of deadly Mosquitoes,” reads the video’s caption in part. “Here’s a flashback to not that long ago when a ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the ...

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications for insect-borne disease spread, a new study has determined.

Male mosquitoes may be nearly as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. That upends the notion that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases ...