Dengue fever cases are on the rise, and it's crucial to understand the biting habits of dengue mosquitoes to protect ourselves. These mosquitoes, active during daylight hours, are attracted to ...

Male mosquitoes may be nearly as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. That upends the notion that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases ...

There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the ...

Scientists are exploring a novel approach to combat mosquito-borne diseases like dengue by targeting their mating process. By genetically altering male mosquitoes, researchers have successfully ...

The expectation is to see results within four months (Image: CNEA) The male mosquitoes are being coloured with a fluorescent orange or green powder, with the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) ...

Scientists may have found a unique way to fight mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika -- by turning the male mosquitoes deaf so they cannot mate and breed. Both male and ...

Major government hospitals throughout the city are reporting 500 to 750 suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease every day, as noted by local media earlier this month, further straining an ...

Mosquitoes are probably behind a sharp rise in insect bites in the Ballykelly area, council investigators have said. Hundreds of people in the County Londonderry village have complained about ...

An entomologist who liaised with the council over a spike in insect bites in Ballykelly believes they are being caused by banded mosquitoes, Culiseta annulata Mosquitoes are probably behind a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Hurricane Milton caused "an overwhelming increase" in the mosquito population due to widespread flooding, according to Polk County officials. To help abate the mosquito ...

To find out, we contacted Dr Jinendra Jain, consultant physician at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, who said that it’s not blood but increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the environment that ...