mosquitoes

New Jersey health officials have confirmed the state's first case of West Nile virus this year.

State officials report the number of mosquito pools with positive West Nile virus readings is down more than 75 percent from a year ago at this same time, but another mosquito threat is looming.

There's no sign of the West Nile Virus and nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to the state's mosquito control efforts.

The cicadas are may be on the way out, but here comes the Asian tiger mosquito.

State officials are voicing concern that all of the debris left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy more than 6 months ago could provide additional breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus.

As if we didn’t have enough of them last year, expect more mosquitoes this year thanks to Superstorm Sandy.

The mosquitoes are back in action in New Jersey, and to prevent potentially-fatal consequences, the state Departments of Health and Environmental Protection are offering a few tips to residents and businesses.

Cases of West Nile Virus are on the rise throughout the United States. In the Garden State alone there have been fifteen confirmed cases of the virus afflicting people, one of which resulted in the death of a Burlington County man. So why is the virus making so much noise this late into the summer?

Federal health officials say that West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and are on pace to rival the record years of 2002 and 2003.

Federal health officials say the current West Nile outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S., with four times the usual number of cases for this time of year.