Mosquitoes can survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain why rates of mosquito-borne illness don't always decline in dry periods. Mosquitoes can survive prolonged ...

Mosquitoes are more than just pests ... Before visiting any of these areas, familiarize yourself with the malaria risk map ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

In Harris County, mosquitoes are an ever-present part of life. Unlike in many other regions, these insects don’t disappear entirely, even during the cooler months. But while mosquitoes are a ...

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are native to tropical regions but have now been discovered in Oregon for the first time. This type ...

Photo by Dale Parker, AquaTax Consulting. The Culex tarsalis mosquito is the primary vector of WNV to humans in the western US. Mosquitoes have long been considered a pest of concern in Wyoming but ...

Global warming and erratic precipitation patterns have meant tropical diseases have spread to temperate climate zones, or in other words allowed mosquitoes — which are vectors for a whole range ...

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers assessed the competence of mosquitoes as vectors for the Oropouche virus (OROV) in the United States.

A new study by Macquarie University researchers has suggested that the toxic male technique could be used to address the prevalence of mosquito-borne illness. The scientists, which genetically ...