Mosquitoes /tags/mosquitoes Mosquitoes en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:26:03 GMT How To Block (Not Blast) Mosquitoes For A Healthier Ecosystem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-11/sensible-strategies-for-mosquito-season Jean Ponzi of the Missouri Botanical Garden explained how fogging for mosquitoes has grave impacts on the ecosystem as a whole — and how we can make ourselves less attractive to these pests without harming the environment. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:26:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-11/sensible-strategies-for-mosquito-season Evie Hemphill St. Louis Public Health Officials Aren’t Prepared To Address Longer Mosquito Seasons /health-science-environment/2020-08-03/st-louis-public-health-officials-arent-prepared-to-address-longer-mosquito-seasons Research shows that the number of warm, humid days that allow mosquitoes to thrive is increasing in Missouri due to climate change. St. Louis-area scientists think local health officials need to increase their tracking of mosquitoes and the diseases the insects carry to prepare for longer mosquito seasons. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:03:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-08-03/st-louis-public-health-officials-arent-prepared-to-address-longer-mosquito-seasons Eli Chen Climate Change Could Make Missouri A Mosquito Paradise, But Health Experts Warn We Aren’t Ready /2019-08-14/climate-change-could-make-missouri-a-mosquito-paradise-but-health-experts-warn-we-arent-ready This year’s catastrophic flooding has created hard times for many people in Midwest, but it’s created a nirvana for mosquitoes. Kansas City and the... Wed, 14 Aug 2019 05:18:24 GMT /2019-08-14/climate-change-could-make-missouri-a-mosquito-paradise-but-health-experts-warn-we-arent-ready Flooding May Worsen Mosquito Season In St. Louis Region /other/2019-06-23/flooding-may-worsen-mosquito-season-in-st-louis-region The major flooding this spring may bring more mosquitoes in the summer months. Swollen rivers will leave behind small ponds or pools as they recede back… Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:40:57 GMT /other/2019-06-23/flooding-may-worsen-mosquito-season-in-st-louis-region Eric Schmid How A Native Mosquito Benefits From An Invasive Interloper /health-science-environment/2019-05-27/how-a-native-mosquito-benefits-from-an-invasive-interloper As you’re swatting at swarms of mosquitoes this spring, take comfort in this fact: Our bloodsucking foes have their own parasites.The tiny waterborne… Mon, 27 May 2019 20:32:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-05-27/how-a-native-mosquito-benefits-from-an-invasive-interloper Shahla Farzan Wash U Researchers Awarded $24 Million In Effort To Eradicate Tropical Diseases /health-science-environment/2019-04-12/wash-u-researchers-awarded-24-million-in-effort-to-eradicate-tropical-diseases Elephantiasis and river blindness are parasitic diseases straight out of a horror movie.In both cases, insects bite humans and transmit tiny parasitic… Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:08:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-12/wash-u-researchers-awarded-24-million-in-effort-to-eradicate-tropical-diseases Shahla Farzan West Nile virus found in St. Louis mosquitoes /health-science-environment/2018-07-19/west-nile-virus-found-in-st-louis-mosquitoes Health officials have detected the West Nile virus in mosquitoes found in St. Louis County.The West Nile virus can potentially be deadly, but cases in… Thu, 19 Jul 2018 22:08:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-19/west-nile-virus-found-in-st-louis-mosquitoes Sarah Fentem Wash U study pinpoints how arthritis-causing virus invades cells /health-science-environment/2018-05-25/wash-u-study-pinpoints-how-arthritis-causing-virus-invades-cells Washington University researchers are one step closer to understanding how a common virus transmitted by mosquitoes causes chronic arthritis.Like other… Fri, 25 May 2018 15:45:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-05-25/wash-u-study-pinpoints-how-arthritis-causing-virus-invades-cells Shahla Farzan Local Zika vaccine researcher shares what you should know about mosquito-borne illnesses /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/local-zika-vaccine-researcher-shares-what-you-should-know-about-mosquito-borne-illnesses Facts and fiction continue to swirl about mosquito-borne illnesses like the Zika and West Nile viruses. On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, we discussed… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:16:05 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-06-20/local-zika-vaccine-researcher-shares-what-you-should-know-about-mosquito-borne-illnesses Kelly Moffitt High STD rates could put St. Louis at greater risk for Zika infections, researcher warns /health-science-environment/2017-03-27/high-std-rates-could-put-st-louis-at-greater-risk-for-zika-infections-researcher-warns A Saint Louis University analysis of mosquito migration patterns and sexually transmitted diseases places the St. Louis region on a map of counties that… Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:54:35 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-03-27/high-std-rates-could-put-st-louis-at-greater-risk-for-zika-infections-researcher-warns