mosquitos

A mosquito sample taken in New Bedford's Hicks Logan neighborhood last week has tested positive for the West Nile virus.

The Department of Public Health (MDPH) confirmed the detection of the virus in mosquitos collected from Dartmouth. Here is how to keep your family safe.

Mosquito samples collected recently in Carver have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, the first cases of EEE detected in Massachusetts this year.

With the wet weather that has made local swamps even swampier, the Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project has announced a plan to get ahead of what could be a heavy mosquito season here on the SouthCoast. Aerial spraying is scheduled to start Thursday night, April 14, from the skies above Mattapoisett. Nor...

Just how bad will Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus be on the SouthCoast this summer? We asked a mosquito expert.

It's the third human case of the mosquito-borne virus in Massachusetts this year.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis is carried by infected mosquitoes.

Take this seriously, because EEE, rare or not, really has a nasty side to it and can show up on your door at any given moment.

A dawn to dusk curfew remains in effect in New Bedford.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced it was raising the risk level for West Nile virus to moderate in every Massachusetts city and town.