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A KARAMUNSING proprietor risks being slapped with a RM10,000 fine for inadvertently creating a potential habitat for mosquitoes among the used tyres dumped in front of his/ her shop

City Hall is upgrading a roadside drain in Taman Southern, Luyang, in the hope of preventing water from stagnating inside this structure

Two Luyang landowners could find themselves RM1,000 poorer if they fail to heed City Hall’s calls to tend to their properties at different sections of Lorong Terberau

As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. At the top of the week, our readers were drawn to flying taxis being launched in Kenya through a partnership between the country’s airline and a Brazilian company that manufacturers flying unmanned vehicles. This week […]

The University of Glasgow has been working with the Vector Control Division of the Uganda Ministry of Health – collaborating for several years on new ways to achieve vital recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) outlined in a 2018 report on controlling malaria, which highlighted a need for fast and reliable testing that’s available […]

Fear of West Nile Virus outbreak after experts say this week’s heavy rain could bring increase in mosquitoes to Houston area 3 ways to protect yourself from mosquitoes ReChelle Turner, KPRC Tags:  West Nile Virus concerns as week of rain brings out more mosquitoes HOUSTON – After this week’s heavy rain, the Harris County Public Health Mosquito and Vector Control Division said we could see a slight increase of mosquitoes across our area. On Friday, The Division added 11 positive mosqui...

West Nile Virus Reemerges as Mosquito Tests Positive in Houston Subdivision On 7/3/21 at 1:37 AM EDT A painful and somewhat deadly virus carried by mosquitoes has resurfaced in a Houston suburb. The West Nile virus has been tested positive in a mosquito trapped at a new construction site in Sugar Land, just on the west side of Houston. And its just in time for a full summer of heat, humidity and threatening hurricanes. It also comes as the world tries to shoo away the COVID-19 coronavirus that ...

The mosquitoes die a very cold death in freezers, and then, they are sorted – one by one. Liquefied into a sample, they’re then squirted onto a test plate.

Harris County Public Health officials identified and collected the county’s first West Nile Virus mosquito sample of the year, health officials said Tuesday in a release.

Hunterdon County begins seasonal battle against cicadas, black flies FLEMINGTON – There will be a buzz around Hunterdon County this summer. It wont be news or gossip, but the literal buzz of pesky insects emerging from the ground after 17 years. The annual cicadas will be joining the chorus on what would otherwise be quiet summer nights. After spending their entire immature life in soil, Brood X (pronounced “Brood 10”) will appear at some point in May, according to the Hunterdon Coun...