A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite transmission. Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her ...

The parasite spends the first stage of its life cycle in the salivary glands of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. When an infected mosquito bites a human, the malaria parasite enters the red blood ...

With the passion and determination of a field general directing an army, Soper eliminated the Anopheles gambiae mosquito from the country within a decade, stopping a deadly outbreak in its path.

In mosquitoes like Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae, only the females bite and transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya disease and yellow fever. Pesticides face declining ...

In mosquitoes like Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae, only the females bite and cause diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya disease, and yellow fever. “As we’ve learned from ...

In mosquitoes like Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae, only the females bite and transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya disease and yellow fever. Pesticides face declining ...