The report also showed increasing evidence that climate change has extended the elevational distribution of Anopheles, Culex ...

Across California, public health and pest control authorities are facing a new reality as the Aedes mosquitoes bring the ...

Researchers at UCSB created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest ...

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission is planning to release 80,000 sterilised male mosquitos per week to combat ...

A team of researchers from the University of California says deafening male insects makes them unable to mate and reproduce.

"There's a big need for larvicides in the market; there are only a few for mosquitoes." Flies and mosquitoes can carry diseases such as malaria, dengue and Zika virus. McDermott says disease vectors ...

Cannabidiol, derived from hemp, could become a player in the fight against mosquitoes. In less than 48 hours, it kills the ...

So far this year, authorities have identified at least 13 cases of locally acquired dengue, up from two in 2023, with two in ...

“We found that mating was abolished in deaf males, demonstrating that hearing and TRPVa are essential for male mating ...

They feel that it is an effective measure to combat seasonal diseases by effectively controlling the spread of mosquitoes, ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika - by ...