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

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 ...

A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...

Every time you step outside, you pick up two or three bites. You’re swatting miniature pests left and right, and it seems like something is always buzzing in your ear. No, you’re not crazy. The ...

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. This Small ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes ...

There has been a mosquito population explosion across the Phoenix area recently. Recent rainstorms contributed to the increase in mosquitoes. There are ways to protect yourself and your pets from ...

Subterranean mosquitoes specialized for life in subways and sewers first evolved to pester humans millennia ago in Mediterranean civilizations. A widely accepted story about the mosquitoes’ evolution ...

Iceland was one of the only mosquito-free places in the world, at least according to its records. Not anymore. By Amelia Nierenberg Iceland lost the distinction this month of being one of the last ...