Central Florida officials said mosquito-control units take measures to mitigate the pests during breeding season but that midges aren’t a high priority. The blind mosquitoes don’t bite or ...

Florida's reputation for critters is legendary ... Midges are often called blind mosquitoes, but they're basically non-biting flies. They are most prevalent at this time every year.

Bob Rinehart, Lake County’s mosquito control director, said the blind mosquito moniker used in Florida probably came from the adult bugs’ resemblance to true mosquitoes and their flying in ...

MIAMI — There's not a lot of love for mosquitoes in Florida. The pesky insects are unrelenting. Now there's a new species that's shown up and become established in Florida ... and its arrival is ...

The result: "We have blind spots where we don't know where the mosquito populations are and ... said University of Florida public health researcher Ira Longini. But he also said there aren't ...

Local officials in Florida have approved the release of 750 million mosquitoes that have been genetically modified to reduce local populations. The aim is to reduce the number of mosquitoes that ...

The EPA has approved the release of more than 2 billion genetically altered male mosquitoes in Florida and California following a pilot program last year in the Florida Keys. Oxitec, the ...