Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects ...
If you're a mosquito magnet, it's because you have more of what attracts mosquitoes. Studies show that 20% of people are particularly irresistible to these pests. Mosquitoes may bite you more for ...
Warmer weather in North Carolina means critters are becoming more active. Unfortunately, that includes mosquitoes. More than 200 types of mosquitoes live in the U.S., and some can spread germs ...
Harnessing the power of natural, DIY solutions to tackle pesky mosquito invasions is a rapidly growing trend in our environmentally-conscious society. Our quest to decipher the intricacies of these ...
The WMP’s strategy is both ingenious and natural: infect mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria, which occurs naturally in many insects but not in Aedes aegypti. This bacterium reduces the mosquito's ...
Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease. Female ...
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- As the cleanup in the Eaton Fire burn area continues, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is taking care of another area of concern - working on ...
A study found when patients take the drug nitisinone, their blood becomes deadly to mosquitoes. In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are ...
In a recent study, researcher Anandasankar Ray at the University of California, Riverside, and his team employed machine learning techniques combined with cheminformatics to predict novel mosquito ...
Here, we demonstrate how a simple theoretical framework used in conservation biology—evolutionary rescue models—can be used to investigate the potential for climate adaptation in these taxa, using ...