Brevard is releasing sterilized male mosquitoes to combat dengue fever, Zika and other mosquito-borne illnesses.

A new approach to antimalarial development, aided by high-throughput screening, could help to overcome resistance.

Mosquitoes are more than just a summer nuisance; they pose a significant global health challenge, killing over 700,000 people ...

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. However, due to human expansion, only about a third of ...

Early-year pest control planning helps Dubai homes and businesses reduce spring infestations using safer treatment ...

Wild-type (brown) and two pupal colour mutations in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. (Photo: G. Petrucci/IAEA) An IAEA ...

An IAEA international research project has developed improvements to the sterile insect technique that are applicable to a wide range of insect pests. These improvements could red ...

CHENNAI: In the last few weeks, the residents in many parts of the city have been reporting a surge in mosquitoes which ...

If you’ve lived in Fort Worth for any length of time, you already know pests don’t really take a season off. Ants show up in ...

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that many species now prefer feeding on people rather than the forest’s diverse ...

Researchers believe mosquitoes in a part of Brazil where they would once have targeted a wide variety of creatures to feed on may be finding new human targets.