Who Should Be Worried About Zika And What Should They Do?

It’s official. Zika has come to Florida. Four people caught the virus in a small neighborhood north of downtown Miami, Governor Rick Scott said Friday. That means mosquitoes in the neighborhood became infected with Zika and spread it. Health officials are working hard to stop the outbreak. And they don’t expect the virus to spread … Read more

A Threat Bigger Than Zika

For months, members of Congress have been at odds over how much money the United States ought to spend on fighting the Zika virus. The World Health Organization declared Zika a global emergency back in early February, around the time the Obama Administration asked Congress for $1.9 billion in emergency money to combat the mosquito-borne … Read more

Free Articles Provide Insight on the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus

This week is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, and the Entomological Society of America is supporting the effort with a special collection of articles about the Asian tiger mosquito. Like its close relative Aedes aegypti, the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) has been in the news recently due to its ability to transmit pathogens that … Read more