West Nile virus spreading due to mosquitoes in orchards and vineyards, experts warn
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 20:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people. The finding is the most finely scaled look at the interplay between land use and with the virus's activity in key hosts.