To understand what happens to mosquitoes as the weather gets cold, the first step is to look at their biology.

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

A village in the Philippines' capital region initiated a unique mosquito bounty plan amid a dengue outbreak. Residents are ...

A village in the Philippines is offering bounties for captured mosquitoes - dead or alive - amid a surge in dengue fever ...

The move by Addition Hills village reflects growing concern after a nearby city declared an outbreak of the mosquito-borne ...

A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive ...

Apart from awareness campaigns re-mosquito breeding/prevention and spraying of DDT ... The thick film of oil would effectively prevent the larvae from breathing – killing it! The writer has personally ...

Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

Though the tapeworm can develop within weeks in the human gut, cysticercosis is caused by the migration of larvae into soft tissues where they eventually calcify and form cysts. Here's a video I ...

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 ...

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 ...

A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam Ghali, an emergency room doctor, shared the seriously disturbing scan on X ...