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Mosquito on a person's hand. (credit: Tom Ervin/Getty Images)

Hot Weather To Bring Out Mosquitos Later This Week

It’s a good time to make sure you’ve stocked up on bug spray, WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau reported.

2012/06/18

All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village - Queens, NY - May 22, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Queens Cemetery Fined For Having Flowers With Water At Graves

City health inspectors showed up at the All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village the Thursday before Mother’s Day and said they found mosquito larvae.

2012/05/22

Mosquito (file / credit: AP)

Buzz Off! Rainy Summer Causes Mosquito Population Explosion

Some of us feel eaten alive in a bloom of mosquitoes this summer and health experts say all the rain has created a perfect breeding environment.

2011/09/13

Mosquito larvae are seen in a pool in Concord, CA - May 9, 2008 (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

More West Nile Mosquitos Being Discovered On Long Island

Nineteen new mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus in Suffolk County.

2011/08/23

Mosquito (file / credit: AP)

West Nile Virus More Widespread In Connecticut This Year

Hot weather is the primary reason for the abundance of mosquitos that have been trapped and infected with West Nile Virus this summer.

2011/08/03

Mosquito on a person's hand. (credit: Tom Ervin/Getty Images)

Health Officials Find West Nile In Mosquitos On Staten Island

Mosquitos collected in the Eltingville Section of Staten Island are the first in the city to be found carrying the West Nile virus this season.

2011/07/08

A Mosquito

Nassau County To Spray For Mosquitos

Long Island’s Nassau County will conduct aerial spraying for the first time since 2008 in an effort to control West Nile-carrying mosquitoes.

2010/08/11

Cases of West Nile continue to turn up on Long Island.

West Nile Returns To The Big Apple

Three more cases of West Nile were confirmed in the New York area.

CBS 2HD–2010/08/07

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