The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released a study on the first babies born with brain damage from the Zika virus. Now that these children are becoming 2-year olds, we are learning that the most severely affected are falling […]
Threat Of The West Nile Virus Continues
November 8, 2016 by
Fall is here, the weather is cooling off and you’d think that things would finally start to quieten down. But, in spite of the change of seasons, we are continuing to see an increase in West Nile virus and invasive […]
Officials Crackdown On Mosquito Repellent Ads
September 20, 2016 by
They have now discovered that mosquitoes are infecting people with the Zika virus in Florida and many are concerned that this problem could spread through the rest of the United States. Some marketers are taking advantage of people’s fears and […]
Zika Virus Attacks 157 Pregnant Women In The US
June 9, 2016 by
The Centers for Disease Control reports there are now 157 pregnant women in the United States that have tested positive for the Zika virus. Most people who are infected with the Zika virus experience only a mild and brief illness. […]
Don’t Let Bug Bites Ruin Your Fun
June 26, 2015 by
Summers are nice in Orange County. We love our warm weather and so do mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and spiders. This is when these pests come alive and they can almost make you shun the summer and stay indoors. The good […]
2015 Predicted To Be A Bad Year For West Nile Virus
April 9, 2015 by
Some may have thought that our problems with West Nile were behind us during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Government agencies were using trucks and planes to spray and eliminate hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes. Public education […]
Asian Tiger Mosquito Attack In El Monte
November 1, 2013 by
An aggressive species of mosquito, named the “Asian Tiger”, is attacking the city of El Monte. This species is responsible for outbreaks of dengue fever in Florida, Hawaii and Texas. Samples of Asian Tiger mosquitoes were found on […]
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Save Thousands Of Lives!
July 5, 2013 by
Trials are currently being conducted in a small village of 3,000 people in northeastern Brazil, that have the potential of saving thousands of lives from diseases borne by mosquitoes. This small village has served as host to one of […]
