Michel Nieva, the author of the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, Dengue Boy, on his story of a drowned, pandemic-struck future Earth – and his unusual protagonist ...

Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against mosquitoes, according to a new study.

In January, the county launched a program designed to lower the mosquito population by sterilizing male mosquitos with low ...

As the Director of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory at the University of Florida, I am fortunate to have access to ...

Mosquito Control started in Golden Gate City but plans to release sterile mosquitoes weekly for the next 28 weeks, through ...

The British company Oxitec, in partnership with Australia's CSIRO, has announced plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland. The initiative aims to reduce transmission of ...

We cannot afford another year of indolence. The federal and provincial administrations must embark on extensive fumigation operations in rural and urban areas, apart from preventing waterlogging to ...