Invasive yellow fever mosquito species from SoCal found in Bay Area
The yellow fever mosquito has been confirmed in Contra Costa County, the Mosquito and Vector Control District said Friday.
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The yellow fever mosquito has been confirmed in Contra Costa County, the Mosquito and Vector Control District said Friday.
Hundreds of millions of cicadas have emerged from underground in the Midwest and the South so why don't we see this phenomenon in California? Brian Hackney has the answer -- and plenty of gratitude. (6-21-24)
Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in many years. Here's where to expect them.
The invasive species have the ability to "attack or defoliate hundreds of tree and plant species," the USDA warns.
This will be the first time since the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 that these broods of noisy, flying insects will emerge from underground.
In a report released Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 450,000 Americans since 2010 may have developed alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-threatening meat allergy that is spread by tick bites. Meg Oliver has more.
Another impact of California's wet winter: Mosquitoes are finding perfect breeding grounds where there's standing water.
