News
- Discovery of the Australian backyard mosquito in Santa Barbara.
- Noozhawk article on an early start to the 2026 mosquito season.
- Press release from August 2025 regarding a horse in Buellton that became ill from West Nile virus:
- Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for the first time! Iceland-is-no-longer-mosquito-free-is-climate-change-to-blame?
- Yellow fever mosquitoes take up residence in Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas?
- Bird flu update: Due to the increasing number of human cases and a case of severe illness in Louisiana, Gov. Newsome has declared a state of emergency in California: State of emergency for bird flu
- A statement posted by the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District on September 18, 2024 regarding locally-acquired Dengue virus by two residents of Baldwin Park, CA (Los Angeles County): https://www.sgvmosquito.org/dengue-in-the-san-gabriel-valley
- Renowned public health scientist Dr. Anthony Fauci hospitalized due to West Nile virus: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5088635/fauci-west-nile-virus
- Press release from the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Service regarding a resident who got sick and died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (from an infected mosquito): https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/news-and-media/nh-dhhs-identifies-person-infected-eastern-equine-encephalitis-virus-new-hampshire
- Press release issued on November 1, 2023 from the City of Long Beach, CA regarding a person infected with Dengue virus, the second reported infection in Los Angeles County within a two week period: https://www.longbeach.gov/press-releases/long-beach-health-department-confirms-case-of-locally-acquired-dengue/
- Pasadena Star News article from October 20, 2023 on a rare case of locally-transmitted Dengue virus in Pasadena, CA: https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2023/10/20/pasadena-announces-first-case-of-locally-acquired-dengue-virus-in-california/
- Information from the City of Pasadena on the Dengue virus infection: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/city-manager/news/pasadena-reports-extremely-rare-case-of-locally-acquired-dengue-exposure-risk-to-local-residents-remains-very-low/
- Santa Barbara Independent article from May 20, 2023: https://www.independent.com/2023/05/20/santa-barbara-county-vector-control-on-high-alert-for-asian-tiger-and-yellow-fever-mosquitoes/
- KSBY News segment: Vector control officials in Santa Barbara County are closely monitoring the county’s mosquito population
- Information about giant hornets found in Washington State: https://agr.wa.gov/departments/insects-pests-and-weeds/insects/hornets
- Read about how climate change may affect the transmission and spread of West Nile Virus: https://www.mvcac.org/climate-change-may-push-the-us-toward-the-goldilocks-zone-for-west-nile-virus/