At least two years ago, scientists began creating genetically engineered mosquitoes with reduced capacity to transmit malarial parasites. But recent studies offer mixed messages as to whether ...
How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...
RODERWOLDE, Netherlands (AP) — How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know. Boerema lives near a drainage project, where Dutch authorities are dredging a huge meter-deep (3-foot) basin in ...
Mosquitoes were found in Iceland for the first time ever this month, leaving only Antarctica with no reported sightings.
It turns out that was no fly. Hjaltason had captured one of Iceland’s first mosquitoes—a Culiseta annulata, one of the ...
Iceland’s frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, ...
Mosquitoes were discovered in Iceland for the first time, potentially ending the country's mosquito-free status, adding to ...