Pest control

Why Pesky Pest Problems Are More Likely to Affect The Lone Star State

Texas’ climate and other factors make the perfect landing spots for insects and rodents.

10/13/2021 By Sofia Gonzalez Edited by Shelby Stewart

Stay home

H-Town Survival Kit Essentials

All of the things you need to successfully social distance in Houston.

05/01/2020 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Ice House

How to Wage War on Mosquitoes

Get rid of those disease-carrying pests this summer.

04/24/2018 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Bite Me

The Mosquitos Diaries: Tales from the Trenches of a Brutal, Month-Long Battle

Just die already.

07/18/2016 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Mosquito Season

Brazilian Researchers Come to Houston Looking for a Zika Cure

Leda Castilho and her team have moved into a top-notch lab space to help tackle the dangerous virus from Houston.

06/27/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Flora & Fauna

Adios, Mosquitoes

...at least, for now.

11/29/2015 By Katharine Shilcutt

Best of Houstonia

65 Winter Must-Dos

Explore the Houston that’s been in hibernation or stay inside and make hot cocoa—it’s up to you, but we’ll help you make the most of these precious cool months.

11/29/2015 By Houstonia Staff

Our Forgotten History

Mosquitos: the Rodney Dangerfield of the Insect World

Everyone’s least-favorite pest has been shaping our fair city for two centuries.

08/03/2014 By John Lomax