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- 27 cases of local dengue found in Brevard, county remains under alert - WUSF
- September Gravidtrap Indexes Reveal Low Aedes Albopictus Mosquito Levels in Hong Kong Areas - bastillepost.com
- UNLV lab turns to citizen scientists to help quell mosquito surge in valley - Las Vegas Sun
- Health officials issue warning after more residents contract West Nile virus: 'The rate of mosquito-borne illness is going up' - yahoo.com
- Man details horrifying health ordeal after being bitten by mosquito: 'I was treated with some skepticism' - The Cool Down
- Los Angeles County reports first West Nile virus cases of the year - CBS News
- Los Angeles County reports first human West Nile virus cases of 2025 - Los Angeles Daily News
- Two More Cases Of West Nile Virus Confirmed In 2 Separate Atlantic County Towns - Cat Country 107.3
- Lee County Mosquito Control helicopters spraying to target mosquitos - Fox4Now.com
- Egyptian study maps dengue-carrying mosquito in El-Quseir, urges focused action in urban hotspots - Dailynewsegypt - Dailynewsegypt
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- Saltmarsh mosquitos, with up to 150 capable of landing on a person in just one minute, putting the bite outdoor activities
Islander Media Group Inc. - Drought-like conditions plague Indian River Mosquito Control District
TC Palm. - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: THE FIGHT AGAINST MOSQUITOES MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER
Keys Weekly. - Experts warn saltmarsh mosquitoes are bearing down on Tampa Bay area.
Fox 13 Tampa Bay. - ‘Billions have hatched this year’: Saltmarsh Mosquitoes return in force to Brevard County.
WESH2. - BILLONS of saltmarsh mosquitoes ready to hatch.
Fox 25 Orlando. - Saltmarsh mosquito surge creating problems for residents.
WFLX Fox 29. - ‘We have to constantly use bug spray’: Saltmarsh Mosquito surge creating problems for residents.
WPTV West Palm Beach. - St. Lucie County sees spike in salt marsh mosquitoes; officials ramp up treatments.
WPEC CBS 12. - Trillions of salt marsh mosquitoes swarming Collier County.
Gulf Coast News ABC/NBC. - ‘They’re just swarming’: Collier County battles worst mosquito wave in nearly a decade.
Fox 4. - Collier County battles mosquito boom with innovative control methods.
WINK. - Mosquito season is here. Where are the hot spots in Lee, Collier counties?
News Press. - ‘Perfect mosquito environment’: Lee County faces aggressive insect season.
Fox 4. - Buzzy season in Southwest Florida takes flight.
Sanibel Captiva Island Reporter. - Salt marsh mosquito surge has Hillsborough County residents swatting for relief.
10 Tampa Bay WTSP. - Broward trying to combat ‘very aggressive’ mosquitoes from Everglades: ‘They love human blood’.
Local 10 WPLG. - Rains bring bites – how Citrus County fights mosquitoes.
Citrus County Chronicle. - Mosquito management in Sarasota County gearing up for the rainy season.
NBC 8. - Mosquito Invasion: Billions of bugs about to begin biting.
WPEC CBS 12. - Aggressive mosquitoes – “voracious biters” – hatching by the billions all over Florida.
Islander News. - Billions of “Saltmarsh” mosquitoes hatching, biting menaces to humans and animals.
Lake Okeechobee News. - ‘We have to constantly use bug spray’: Saltmarsh Mosquito surge creating problems for residents.
WPTV West Palm Beach. - Battling Billions of Saltmarsh Mosquitoes.
CBS 4 Indy. - Battling Billions of Saltmarsh Mosquitoes.
ABC 6 WJBF. - Battling Billions of Saltmarsh Mosquitoes.
Fox 5 San Diego. - Battling Billions of Saltmarsh Mosquitoes.
ABC 27 WHTM - Mosquito population grows, health threat increases.
Florida Weekly - CDC warns of malaria in Florida, Texas spread locally.
News Nation - Protecting central Florida from malaria.
WKMG - Florida Department of Health warns of mosquitoes transmitting malaria.
WKMG - 2 malaria cases confirmed in Florida. What to know and how to protect yourself.
Pensacola News Journal - Ascienden a siete los casos de malaria en Florida y Texas.
Noticias Telemundo - Temporada de mosquitos: siga estos consejos para evitar enfermedades.
Telemundo 51 Miami - Malaria in Florida: Here are steps to keep your family safe.
Naples Daily News - Mosquito bite protection tips due to malaria cases in Sarasota County.
Wink News - Florida’s Senators wanted the feds to do more to battle mosquitoes.
Florida Daily - In Florida’s local malaria outbreak, forgotten bite led to surprise hospitalization.
NPR - Does Florida malaria alert affect you? What to know about mosquito combat in Miami, Keys.
Miami Herald - Mosquito control in Southwest Florida following malaria cases.
NBC 2 - Malaria concerns have Polk mosquito control working extra hours.
WMFE - Tips on how to prevent mosquito bites and avoid the locally acquired malaria in Florida.
NBC Miami - How to fight mosquitoes as malaria cases reported in South Florida.
NBC South Florida - How to get rid of mosquitoes: Here’s what really works, according to an expert.
NBC South Florida - Pasco County Mosquito Control District weighs in on prevention.
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida issues mosquito-borne illness alert following locally contracted malaria cases.
ABC 7 - Sarasota malaria cases prompt statewide health advisory.
Fox 13 - Virus that causes Eastern equine encephalitis nips at Brevard County’s border
Florida Today - Brevard Mosquito Control Using Drones for Selected Areas
Florida Today - Takeaways from Tallahassee – Lights, camera, action!
Florida Politics - Seminole County expert gives tips for minimizing mosquitoes at homes
WESH2 - Capital Update – Week Ending 06/23/2023
The Florida Channel - This Week in Policy & Public Interest News: 14 Stories You Need to See
PR Newswire - Second case of malaria confirmed in Sarasota-Manatee area
Herald-Tribune - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
PR Newswire - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Yahoo! Finance - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Stark County News - Rainy Season Mosquitoes Prompt Five Florida Counties to Issue Mosquito Borne Illness Health Advisories
Street Insider - It’s National Mosquito Week, tips to protect yourself
CBS News Miami - Pasco County Mosquito Control “Fights the Bite”
Suncoast News - National Mosquito Control Awareness Week with Beach Mosquito Control District
WJHG - Tampa Bay officials confirm second case of malaria in more than three weeks
Fox 13 Tampa Bay - Mosquito control is key to Florida’s economic success
Naples Daily News - Collier Mosquito Control District aims to fend off species posing threat to pets
NBC2 - Florida grounds drone fleets after state-level rule change
NBC2 - Major rain across the country leads to early mosquito season
News Nation - Una especie de mosquito invasor ha llegado a nuestra área. ¿Debemos preocuparnos?
Wink/Noticias News - Op-ed: Florida Celebrates 100 Years of Mosquito Control
Keys Weekly - Florida’s Ban Of Chinese Drones Leaves Firefighters And Mosquito Control Workers Scrambling
Forbes - Mosquito Control center in Pasco County keeps close watch on mosquito population.
ABC Action News - New non-native mosquito found in Miami-Dade now spreading across state.
CBS News Miami - Hillsborough County on alert for new invasive mosquito species found in Florida.
WFLA - Researchers study mosquito species newly arriving in SWFL.
Wink News - Hendry County is conducting aerial adult mosquito control operations.
Fox 4 News - Jim Boyd to mark a century of mosquito swatting.
Florida Politics - Jim Boyd commends Mosquito control association for work fighting mosquito population.
Florida Voice - Sandra Fisher-Grainger: For 100 years, mosquito control has protected lives, livelihoods of Floridians.
Florida Politics - Miami-Dade extends mosquito control measures through the winter months.
CBS News Miami - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEIGH TRAUMA STAR HELOS, FWC SUPPORT & MOSQUITO CONTROL.
Keys Weekly
Press Releases
- As Chikungunya Emerges Abroad, Florida Stands Guard Against Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Threats – 8/20/25
- Battling Billions of Saltmarsh Mosquitoes – 7/29/25
- Press Release: Billions of “Saltmarsh” Mosquitoes Hatching, Biting Menaces to Humans and Animals
- FMCA President Jorge Rey comments on the USFWS proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species and designate critical habitat.
- Statement By Richard Weaver, President of the Florida Mosquito Control Association Re: Mosquito Control Experts Urge Floridians to Remain Proactive, Protect Themselves as New Mosquito-borne Diseases are Identified
- Press Release: National Mosquito Control Awareness Week ~ Fight the Bite
- Statement by Florida Mosquito Control Association President Richard Weaver Re: Governor Signing Budget with Increased Funding for Medium and Small Mosquito Control Programs
- Press Release: As Public Health Threat of Mosquito-Borne Illness Increases, Florida’s World-Class Scientists & Professionals are Ready
- Press Release: Statement by FMCA President Richard Weaver
- FMCA annual meeting press release
- FMCA Virtual Press Conference on Mosquito-borne Disease
- National Mosquito Control Awareness Week Press Release
- 2023 Florida Mosquito Week Press Release
- FMCA Day Media Advisory 03 21 2023
- FMCA Celebrating 100 years – 3/14
- Florida Politics, Sandra Grainger-Fisher: For 100 years, mosquito control has protected lives, livelihoods of Floridians
- Notice of passing – John Beidler
Press Conferences
Scientists Find New Invasive Mosquito Species In Florida
Scientists have identified a new species of mosquito in Florida. I's called Aedes scapularis. Lawrence Reeves, an entomologist and research scientist with the University of Florida, identified them among mosquitoes he collected near Everglades National Park in 2019… Read more here
Picture curtsey of: Lawrence Reeves, UF/IFAS
Spread the word about National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, June 20-26, 2021! Here are some tips from AMCA on how your district can involve the community! #FightTheBite