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Don’t get bit, and be alert for mosquitoes in these Sacramento neighborhoods in particular.

California is experiencing high mosquito activity this year due to the winter storms, and Kern County mosquitos have tested positive for both West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis.

This winter's heavy snowfall is causing an explosion of mosquitos in Placer County. It's a problem that stretches all the way up to the high country.

With the Sierra’s record snowpack beginning to melt, swarms of the biting insects are coming out en masse. For hikers, that could be a nuisance.

The Greek Ministry of Health has issued a stark warning: rapidly multiplying, stealthily infiltrating and carrying a deadly payload of dengue fever, Zika and Chikungunya, mosquitoes and other vector-carrying insects are swarming the country. Their arrival in such large numbers has come as a surprise to health officials, as mosquito-borne diseases are most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa.

The recent spike in hot temperatures, coupled with a significant amount of Sierra snow still on the ground due to a mild spring, is leading to an emergence of "snowmelt mosquitoes" in some areas of the Sierra, according to the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District.

Orange County has a new tool in the fight against mosquitoes following winter's heavy rains.

Officials with Yuba County Public Health and the Sutter-Yuba Mosquito & Vector Control District said Friday that an invasive mosquito species was detected for the first time in Olivehurst.

The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District is asking people to take extra precautions after high West Nile Virus activity was detected in mosquitoes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a British biotech firm’s application to release 2.4 million genetically altered mosquitoes into the wild as an “experimental pesticide...