Question: Alaskans have long joked that the unofficial state bird is the mosquito. But how much worse off is Alaska than other mosquito-infested places? Are they really that bad in Alaska?

Some say they’re so big they’ve got landing lights, and others swear they’ve seen mosquitoes wearing fur coats to brave the ...

But as the ancient Alaskan joke goes, the real state bird is actually the mosquito, the common and evil skeeter that haunts Alaska in hordes and leaves a plague of itchy bites in its wake.

Experts say mosquitoes seem to be buzzing around in higher-than-usual numbers in Southcentral Alaska this spring. “I would say this is a high mosquito density year,” said Matt Bowser ...

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Mosquitoes bite. In Alaska, Zika won’t. That’s the conclusion of the state’s medical experts, a week after a third Alaskan was identified to have the tropical illness. The Alaskan ...

I recently decided to surprise my family with a trip to our nation’s 49th state, Alaska. I say “surprise” because I asked them where they wanted to go the most this summer, and they mentioned ...

An Alaska man escaped unscathed after being trapped by a 700-pound boulder for three hours during a hike in a remote area ...

Check out our picks for the best sun hats. The height of mosquito season in Alaska typically runs from the second week of June through the end of July. Pesky bugs are not usually as bad in the ...