Mosquitoes are seeing red: These new findings about their vision could help...
Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin. New research indicates that a common mosquito species - after detecting a...
View ArticleMosquitoes are Attracted to Red Color: Study
Mosquitoes are attracted to red, orange, black or cyan colors and ignore green, purple, blue and white colors.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Mosquitos Have Favorite Colors and Target Dinner Accordingly
Hungry mosquitoes use several cues to target who they bite and are particularly drawn to the color red, according to researchers at the University of Washington. Quick Take
View ArticleNew Research Says Mosquitoes Are Most Attracted to One Color in Particular
Maybe avoid wearing this one when the weather turns warm.
View ArticleMosquitoes - ISU surveillance efforts uncover invasive mosquito species in...
Iowans might notice some new uninvited guests crashing their summer barbecues this year.
View ArticleYellow Fever Mosquitoes are Inhibited by Plant Compounds
Researchers have revealed that particular plant compounds inhibit an enzyme involved in the formation of a key insect hormone in the yellow fever mosquito.
View ArticleChemist targets pesky mosquitoes' genes
The next generation of mosquito control might target the pests' reproductive genes. Researchers examined genetic material of three species of mosquito responsible for killing...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Scientists identify key regulator of malaria parasite transmission
Malaria symptoms occur once the parasite's asexual stages begin replicating inside red blood cells. However, these asexual forms must transform into male and female stages...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Mosquito net use in early childhood increases chances of...
Children who sleep more often under insecticide-treated bed nets have more than 40 per cent higher likelihood of surviving into adulthood than their counterparts who use bed...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Record summer rain gives way to warm and wet autumn with added...
Mosquitoes dramatically increased in number in the weeks following exceptional rainfall in 2020 and the same is predicted for this autumn.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Victorian health authorities warn of encephalitis virus found in...
Japanese encephalitis, which is carried by mosquitoes, has been identified in pigs on Victoria's border with NSW.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Mosquito-borne Virus Warning in Australia
In South Australia a serious health warning over a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been issued. Acute encephalitis is brain inflammation.
View ArticleGenetically Modified Mosquitoes May Be Released in Fla and Calif
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the release of 2 billion genetically altered mosquitoes in Florida and California, the company that created the...
View ArticleNew technology to make temporary genetic modifications tested in mosquitoes
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have tested a technology to make temporary genetic modifications in mosquitoes. The modifications self-delete over time.
View ArticleMosquitoes - How mosquito brains encode human odor so they can seek us out
Some strains of Aedes aegypti - the mosquito that carries Zika, malaria and dengue fever - have evolved to bite humans almost exclusively. A team has now discovered how they...
View ArticleMosquitoes Genetically Modified to Stop Disease Pass Early Test
To curb the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses like Dengue and Zika, scientists have genetically modified the insects and released them in the US. WebMD Health News
View ArticleRural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy...
Bryan Ruiz moved his family into a newly built home in this Central Valley farming center seven months ago and almost immediately found they were under assault.
View ArticleUSF technology identifies locations of mosquitoes and helps eradicate malaria
Following his success eradicating a major source of malaria, technology created by a University of South Florida public health researcher is being implemented by insect control...
View ArticleMosquitoes - Smartphone App Helps Eradicate Malaria
A new smartphone app technology developed by researchers locates mosquitoes and eradicates malaria. The technology identify black fly larval.
View ArticleMosquitoes - Phase 1 clinical trial of vaccine for rare but deadly...
A vaccine for eastern equine encephalitis virus , western equine encephalitis virus , and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus was found to be safe, well-tolerated and induced...
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