Mosquitoes transmit several pathogens of public health importance, including malaria, dengue, chikungunya and Zika. These ...

A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost any ...

Mosquito bites aren't just annoying. They can be lethal, especially in certain parts of the world where they spread malaria and Chikungunya. Now a pilot study out of the London School of Hygiene & ...

The team calculated that the mosquitoes likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some ...

Mosquito spray may be ineffective across Sugar Land, a city study found. The big picture At a Feb. 24 meeting, Sugar Land City Council concurred with city staff’s recommendation to decrease spray ...

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a daily defense for billions of people, yet until ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases that affect ...

Scientists have found that the malaria-transmitting 'Anopheles' species developed a taste for humans around 2 million years ago, a period overlapping with the arrival of 'Homo erectus', an extinct ...

An international research team conducted a study on the mosquito’s sensory coding and observed akey biological mechanism that can lead to more target | Cannabis Sciences ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus affecting millions of people each year, with symptoms ranging from flu-like illness to severe bleeding and organ failure. Scientists are now using Wolbachia, a ...

The amount of mosquitoes recorded inside the traps set in wards where Wolbachia-infected males were released plummeted 77%.

During the Second World War, one particular insect became the scourge of soldiers and citizens alike. Called the London Underground mosquito, this mosquito liked to feast on Londoners escaping German ...