Scientists have recently made a breakthrough by converting the delightful aroma of flowers into a potent mosquito killer.

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, kill thousands of people per year. In 2023 alone, malaria killed over ...

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

Preliminary tests of dead crows found in Sonoma County show no evidence of West Nile disease, a mosquito-borne virus that sometimes sickens and kills humans, mosquito control officials said Thursday.

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 ...

Genetically engineered mosquito-killing fungi delivered from males to females during mating could soon be a promising ally in the fight against malaria. A team of scientists from Burkina Faso and the ...

When it comes to battling mosquitoes, tons of people go for bug zappers to give those pesky blood suckers the fate they deserve — over 1.75 million of these devices are sold each year in the U.S. But ...

What is the world's deadliest animal? Last month, the CDC released an article calling the mosquito the world's deadliest animal, killing more people than any other creature in the world through a ...

Sourced from an Australian plant toxin, nitisinone can turn a mosquito's everyday lunch into a fatal last meal. Mosquitoes may have just met their match: A prescription drug already used to treat a ...

With so much rain lately, you’ve probably noticed masses of mosquitoes in your yard. Just one adult female mosquito can lay hundreds of eggs (larvae) in one sitting. Orlando Entomologist (someone who ...

WAILUKU–An airborne war against avian-malaria-spreading mosquitoes is actively underway on Kaua’i, and soon to start on Maui. In the 2013 film “Planes,” audiences of all ages became familiar with a ...