The amount of mosquitoes recorded inside the traps set in wards where Wolbachia-infected males were released plummeted 77%.

No one likes the idea of being bitten by a mosquito, especially if that pesky pest is also carrying around viruses as deadly as yellow fever, dengue and Zika. But what if you could eradicate the ...

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District has started its annual helicopter missions to treat wetlands across the area in an effort to control the mosquito population. Missions began Monday, with dry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When looking for the right mosquito repellent, you first have to consider the environment in which you’ll be using it. If you’re ...

Can blue light kill mosquitoes? Discover how it works and the top mosquito killers worth buying during Nigeria’s rainy season. If you’ve ever looked at one of those buzzing blue lights hanging in ...

Mosquito researchers may have hatched a new plan to control the bloodsuckers: Break their eggshells. In these scanning electron micrograph images, the shells of Aedes aegypti eggs lacking a protein ...

A biotechnology company with a specialty in killing mosquitoes is turning to wireless technology and computers to make a killing for itself. American Biophysics, a small private company based in North ...

Many consider Southwest Florida a paradise. It seems the mosquitoes agree. Our bodies of water, frequent rain and soaked ground provide the perfect breeding ground for the insects. We asked Florida ...

Winter weather and amount of precipitation may have an impact on the tick and mosquito activity during spring and summer ...

ORLANDO, Fla., June 18 (UPI) --The Florida Keys is close to adding a new weapon to help control a mosquito-borne disease -- genetically modified mosquitoes that produce dead offspring. Outbreaks of ...