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 ...

Mosquito-borne virus cases almost tripled across Queensland in 2024 amid surges in cases of Ross River virus and potentially deadly dengue fever. Queensland Health recorded 3,225 cases ...

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.

Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual, meaning that canceling the gene could in theory control mosquito population growth. How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. You have not imagined it, Perth and Peel residents: the mozzies have been worse this year. Wetland-adjacent local governments have ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

Except when those come in the form of insect bite marks or, even worse, a mosquito-borne disease. Having experienced the former on almost every holiday to date and the latter (alongside an ...

There’s nothing quite like making a little ‘X’ on a painfully sensitive mosquito bite to provide an inkling of relief. The very best way to relieve the pain of an insect bite, however ...

As thousands of people fled from fires that tore through Los Angeles County this month, you may have wondered about the wildfire risk in your area. While wildfires have primarily been associated ...

Why aren’t US mosquitoes spreading Oropouche? New study uncovers weak transmission rates—even with historic and modern viral strains. In a recent study published in the journal Emerging ...