Insect pests in your garden can be a challenge, especially if you're trying not to use pesticides. Installing insect netting ...

A new Malaria Consortium study highlights the importance of timing mosquito net distribution campaigns according to climate predictions.Published in Malaria Journal, the study strengthens previous ...

JUBA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday handed over the first consignment of a total of 9.5 million long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets to support South ...

The Nigerian government on Monday endorsed a joint venture between Vestergaard Sàrl and Harvestfield Industries Limited, marking the groundbreaking of a mosquito net manufacturing facility in Ogun ...

Vestergaard Sàrl (www.Vestergaard.com) and Harvestfield Industries Limited today marked a historic milestone with the ground-breaking of a first-of-its-kind joint venture to transform malaria ...

Oxitec Australia — a partnership between Oxitec Ltd and the CSIRO — has withdrawn its licence application to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland. The organisation planned to ...

The contractual integrity of Zipline Ghana’s drone delivery service has been challenged by Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who revealed that the multi-million-dollar scheme is predominantly ...

Despite the Federal Government distributing over 320 million insecticide-treated nets and 450 million preventive malaria drugs since 2009, 24 million Nigerians still tested positive for malaria ...

BUJUMBURA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Burundi has launched a national campaign to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets as part of its efforts to combat malaria. The launch event, hosted by First Lady ...

The virus is transmitted by the same type of mosquito as West Nile virus and shares similar symptoms. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for St. Louis encephalitis, which can be fatal in rare ...

Beer can get you buzzed — and not in the good way. Dutch scientists have discovered that mosquitoes prefer the blood of people who’ve knocked back a few brews, among other habits. The team, helmed by ...

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