Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering ...

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of ...

Flies are big-time pollinators which have never got the credit they deserve for this service ...

RAWALPINDI: Dengue mosquito larvae were found in 1,471 houses in the garrison city during a surveillance campaign overthe last two weeks, setting alarm bells ringing for the district administration.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday launched the “Alas-Kwatro Kontra Mosquito” drive on in a bid to address the rising number of dengue cases nationwide.

In a one-of-a-kind initiative undertaken by the Health Department, nursing students from the district will be trained in identifying the larvae of dengue-causing mosquitoes.

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the deadly ...

This comes as the agency launched the Alas-Kwatro Kontra Mosquito campaign on Feb. 24 to encourage simultaneous community cleanup efforts at 4 p.m. to destroy mosquito breeding sites. Assistant ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...