As the warm weather brings more people outdoors, health experts are raising concerns about the increasing risk of tick-borne ...

Whether out on your back porch or bivouacking in the backcountry, avoiding insect and pest bites is vital. This ...

It’s not exactly a surprise but a familiar foe is back for another season. Friday was officially the first day of summer and ...

This is used in commercially produced pesticides, which are applied to the skin, primarily those marketed as mosquito and tick repellents ... by the manufacturer of geraniol-based repellents found ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected ...

Is it because of all the rainy weekends we’ve had? Whatever the reason, the West Nile Virus has made “a little early” return ...

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program. No human cases have been ...

With summer in full swing, mosquitoes are making their annual return, and health experts are urging residents to take ...

CLEVELAND — Consumer Reports just released its latest insect repellent ratings, so before you head outside, here’s what you ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park, or a trip to the countryside to immerse ...