SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and ...

Understanding mosquito genetics for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and Zika can lead to better control methods, reducing their spread around the world. Virginia Tech researchers have found a ...

Virginia Tech researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides. Their study, published in ...

Researchers have developed a new “color-coded” genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes. This innovation can help solve a major bottleneck in mosquito control ...

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There are new technologies and innovations that can control breeding of mosquitoes, Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN), has said. It stressed that indiscriminate and illegal use of chemicals ...

Aedes aegypti, the exotically named mosquito that transmits the Zika virus, defies almost everything Americans think they know about mosquitoes, which means that even experts know very little about ...

As you're spending time outdoors, it can be irritating to deal with pesky mosquitos flying around you and your guests or family. Using chemical-laden sprays and repellents isn't always a desirable way ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — If you've noticed there are more mosquitoes to deal with this summer, you're not alone. Thanks in part to Central Pennsylvania's unusually wet spring and early summer, which ...

Mosquitoes not only cause nuisance but can also carry a number of diseases like Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya. Even though ...

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Male mosquitoes find mates by listening for the buzzing sounds produced by flying females. Now researchers have developed a technique using a serotonin inhibiting compound that disrupts the hearing of ...