Although counter intuitive, the male insects are being released as a form of pest control in the capital city.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Mosquito season had turned one homeowner's yard into a place they could barely use. Relief did not come from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What sounds like a supervillain's evil plan may actually be helping to reduce bug bites in the DC area this ...

Some 600,000 male mosquitoes are being deployed across the nation’s capital this summer — but they’re not looking to suck any human’s blood. The Maryland company Bee Safe Mosquito Control is releasing ...

More than a half million mosquitos are set to be dropped into the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area this summer. But don’t worry, they’re on our side. For the first time ever, the ...

In many urban areas, low-income neighborhoods have more mosquitoes, making residents more vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases. A new study co-authored by scientists at Cary Institute of Ecosystem ...

Sometimes, you have to fight fire with fire. At least, that’s the mindset Bee Safe Mosquito Control is taking in their approach of releasing 600,000 mosquitoes across DC this summer. The male ...

CHEVY CHASE, Md. - Hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes are being released across Maryland and Washington, D.C. this summer as part of an effort to curb populations of disease-carrying insects, but ...

WASHINGTON — As mosquito season reaches its peak, residents across the District may be noticing an increase in itchy bites. Experts said the surge is driven by an abundance of breeding sites, many of ...

The first-ever case of a deadly mosquito-borne virus spreading locally in Virginia has been detected in a resident living in the suburbs of Washington DC. The patient was in Fairfax and Loudoun ...

Mosquito season had turned one homeowner's yard into a place they could barely use. Relief did not come from the typical steps taken on a single property. Progress began only when nearby households ...