#Mosquitoes

It is hoped the factory-bred mosquitoes will be a long-term solution to the rapid spread of the disease-carrying insects

Exclusive: Specialist teams are deployed to destroy larvae and trap the tropical insects, which are exploiting Britain’s mild temperatures

The ‘Tornyol’ is a 40g drone built to autonomously locate and eradicate mosquitoes.

Alphabet's Debug project seeks EPA approval to release 32 million Wolbachia-carrying male mosquitoes in Florida and California over two years.…

Bad mosquitoes spread disease. Good mosquitoes stop them. We're using technology to raise and release good mosquitoes.

The working prototype took computer vision and robotics enthusiast four months to create.

What science says about the best way to use the repellant, and other methods to keep mosquitoes away.

New research reveals Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can learn to associate DEET with blood meals through Pavlovian conditioning, with over 60% attempting to feed on the scent alone.…

New research reveals Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can learn to associate DEET with blood meals through Pavlovian conditioning, with over 60% attempting to feed on the scent alone.…

Some mosquitoes and flies don't mate or lay eggs as much when exposed to a compound found in garlic.

fjo3 shares a report from Phys.org: Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these disease-spreading…

The role that mosquitoes play in flower reproduction is far less studied than that of bees or butterflies.

Hantavirus isn’t the only zoonotic disease — in fact, the World Health Organization reports that roughly 60% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses.

A new study looks at an unexpected force that played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.

Scientists have finally cracked how mosquitoes decide where to fly—and it’s not by following each other. Instead, each insect independently reacts to visual cues and carbon dioxide, zeroing in on humans when both signals align.…

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia