After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Research led by the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, has developed a gene drive solution for mitigating malaria transmission from mosquitoes ...

The mosquito Aedes aegypti, which can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever virus, requires a blood meal to develop eggs. One way to control the spread of these diseases is to ...

With an impressive capability of drinking up to three times their body weight in a single blood meal, mosquitoes are formidable parasites. But to reach adulthood, mosquitoes need to be raised in ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn’t mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures above 50 ...

Have you been personally victimized by mosquitoes in recent weeks? More so than usual? If so, you aren’t wrong, or crazy. Contrary to what you might think, mosquitoes don’t have a vendetta against you ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn't mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures […] The ...