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Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications ...

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Scientists have discovered that a type of bacteria, Asaia, accelerates the growth of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae by a day, ...

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.

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health ...

“I don’t recall them being around in the summer.” The man promptly went out to a drugstore to buy hanging mosquito repellent. “When I was a child, I couldn’t believe there would be ...

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 ...

Montreal police say yet another car was set in fire in Montreal overnight Sunday. The 911 calls came in around midnight about ...

Many models have programmable or adjustable thermostats that feature a variety of heat settings and have oscillation control. One main benefit of adding an electric heater to a home is that users ...

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health programs.

To identify which neurons express the trpVa gene, the authors added a gene coding for green fluorescent protein into the mosquito genome. They did this in a way such that the fluorescent protein was ...