An invasive species of mosquito known for aggressive, day-biting behavior was recently detected in San Jose, according to ...

Female Aedes aegypti commonly lay eggs on the inner walls of artificial containers. When the containers fill with water, mosquito larvae hatch from the eggs. After developing through four larval ...

Infected female aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites. And some parts of the U.S. are home to the pesky insects, including Florida. “Globally, dengue cases have ...

It’s caused by the dengue virus, which is transmitted by infected female mosquitoes - Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. To control the outbreak, researchers are working on identifying the eggs ...

OC Vector hopes that by utilizing a sterile insect technique that the sterilized males will outcompete the non-sterilized ...

Zika virus manipulated human skin cells to release mosquito-attracting odors. Insights into the virus’s transmission tactics can help curb its spread.

Colombia has declared a state of emergency due to a yellow fever outbreak, with 74 cases and 34 deaths reported. The virus, ...

Depending on the species of mosquito, the female lays between 30 and 300 eggs at a time; the Aedes mosquito, for example, generally lays 100 eggs at a time. The water level must rise, as a result of ...

Each female mosquito can lay multiple batches of eggs during its lifetime, and often Aedes aegypti take several blood meals before laying a batch of eggs. When a female mosquito is infected with ...

On World Malaria Day, we explore how malaria differs from other mosquito-borne diseases—from the mosquito species involved to ...

Infected female aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites. And some parts of the U.S. are home to the pesky insects, including Florida. “Globally, dengue cases have ...