Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Florida to combat the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in the United States, taking flight in Florida. They are intended to ...

They are also the compounds that help mosquitoes home in on humans, a new study finds. The research, published on May 4 in Nature, now shows that when female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes smell humans, a ...

The Malaysian Academy of Sciences is likely to advise the government to press on with field trials of genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes created by Oxitec of Oxford. Oxitec uses ...

Unlike most other mosquitoes, Aedes mosquitoes are active and bite only during the daytime, with peak activity during the early morning and in the evening before dusk. Because the Aedes aegypti ...

They then used these smell samples in a mosquito-attraction tournament: Placing two stockings into a separate traps side by side, they unleashed a swarm of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (the species ...

Aedes aegypti are aggressive daytime biters ... he added. Oxborough said mosquitoes can survive the arid conditions here because of human constructions such as swimming pools, golf courses ...

With warmer weather encouraging travel to popular destinations, the CDC has issued a Health Alert regarding the rise of dengue cases. American travelers venturing to regions such as Brazil, Colombia, ...

So, if temperatures rise in Japan at current rates, the Aedes aegypti could end up taking root in Okinawa Prefecture as well. Insecticides are commonly used to exterminate mosquitoes. Bug ...

MSP authorities, however, ruled out that the current invasion of mosquitoes in Montevideo featured the aedes aegypti variety, which transmits dengue, zika, and chikungunya. “They are aedes ...