One previous research paper indicated that blood is toxic to male Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes, and scientists thought all male mosquitoes lacked the ability to digest blood. But in Rasgon ...

Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...

The trick to stop mosquito-borne diseases may have been hiding in the hearing of male mosquitoes, all these years. According to a recent study conducted by University of California, Santa Barbara ...

Genetic studies have revealed that when male mosquitoes lose their hearing, they also lose their sex lives. The surprising ...

Researchers at UCSB created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest ...

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission is planning to release 80,000 sterilised male mosquitos per week to combat ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. 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.

To combat the spread, NOMTRCB will conduct truck-based mosquito control treatments targeting Culex quinquefasciatus, the primary vector of WNV in the region. Spraying will take place from 6 p.m ...

Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...