Researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae with the goal of helping reduce the spread of diseases carried by these insects.

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

Imagine a summer free from the constant buzz and bite of mosquitoes—a world where outdoor gatherings, open windows, and ...

A team of researchers from the University of California says deafening male insects makes them unable to mate and reproduce.

The "shocking" findings could help efforts to prevent the spread of diseases like dengue, yellow fever, and Zika.

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

Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission is planning to release 80,000 sterilised male mosquitos per week to combat ...

Scientists may have found a unique way to fight mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika -- by turning ...

Back-to-back Hurricanes Helene and Milton flooded rivers in west-central Florida and left ideal conditions for ...

In a village in Sindh province, every family has at least one child suffering from skin disease, diarrhoea, cholera, ...

"Prevention remains the cornerstone of controlling these diseases," Dr Mehmood reiterated, stressing that vector control ...

The report also showed increasing evidence that climate change has extended the elevational distribution of Anopheles, Culex ...