A species of invasive, "aggressive" mosquitoes known for transmitting yellow fever is spreading in California, according to local health officials. Multiple counties across the state, including Contra ...

Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according to a study 1 that challenges the long-held view that they are passive participants.

Aedes aegypti carries diseases such as yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika. Populations of an invasive species of disease-carrying mosquitoes are continuing to spread throughout Northern California, ...

In amber some 99 million years old, LMU researchers have discovered the oldest known mosquito larva. The Cretaceous fossil comes from the Kachin region in Myanmar and was preserved in excellent ...

If you want to live somewhere without mosquitoes, you’re running out of options. One of the world’s last remaining mosquito-free zones has been infiltrated by the bloodsuckers. Three specimens of ...

A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...

Recent rains have led to a mosquito population explosion across the Phoenix area, biting people and pets. However, there are a few things people can do to keep the pests away. FOX 10's Brian Webb ...

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Officials are urging people to heed caution after an invasive species of “aggressive, day-biting” mosquitoes have continued to spread in the Bay Area. Earlier this month, the mosquitoes appeared in ...

In the battle against mosquito-borne diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, scientists turned to an unlikely ally: a fungus that smells like flowers. Taking advantage of the ...