Mosquitoes

Reports of mosquitoes three times bigger than normal emerged soon after Hurricane Florence passed.

A gene drive to stop the spread of malaria showed promise, with no mutations arising in laboratory experiments.

On average, researchers found 40 pieces of plastic in adult mosquitoes.

This week the Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the statewide risk level for West Nile virus from low to moderate.

There is no vaccine to prevent infection, and there are no medications to treat the virus in people.

The mosquitoes were infected with a unique bacteria.

One of the world's most dangerous pests, this mosquito species infects millions with disease around the world each year.

To date, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated more than $2 billion towards fighting malaria.

Mosquito saliva may be increasing the severity of diseases.

Hundreds of thousands of people still die of the ancient disease every year.

But can this ancient disease be eliminated?

It turns out, shoo'ing flies away can work as a natural repellent.

Pitting mosquitoes against mosquitoes just might work.

Six people have died from West Nile virus in Los Angeles County this year.

Aerial spraying of insecticides should help to kill the bugs, but officials caution residents to stay inside during spraying.

Sometimes summer really bites.

Authorities have warned residents to watch out for mosquito bites and clean out pet bowls as the Aedes aegypti species breeds in stagnant water.

The CDC has warned people to avoid using sperm from three Florida counties.

Which diseases are likely to get the attention of Zika and Ebola in 2017?

Florida officials on Thursday said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area.

Research shows that Wolbachia—one of nature's most successful land-based bacteria, prevents female mosquitoes from transmitting common viruses.

When the modified bugs mate with female mosquitoes, the offspring won't survive to adulthood.

The fungus can penetrate Aedes aegypti larvae when suspended in water.

Professor says more research is needed to know whether the higher rate of autism is due to spraying itself or higher exposure to mosquito-borne illnesses.

A report suggests Americans should brace themselves for the potential transmission of the mosquito-borne virus this summer, especially along the East Coast and the South.

Problems linked to the virus are now found in children, teenagers and older adults.

Researchers from the U.S. and Brazil say they will have enough evidence by the spring to confirm the outbreak is behind a sharp increase in birth defects.

British Olympians are reported to be worried about the disease with the Rio Olympics approaching.

The solar-powered device seduces the insects using a cocktail of human odors and carbon dioxide.

The WHO says it is taking immediate action to expedite research on the causal relationship between the outbreak of the virus and the growing rate of infant birth defects in Brazil.