For people with a mosquito bite allergy, also known as "skeeter syndrome," symptoms are more severe than the itchy red bump of a mosquito bite. They can include a rash, large areas of excessive ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

Genetic alterations may help mosquitoes adjust to climate change, shifting the distribution of mosquito-borne disease in a warming planet. Sneha Khedkar is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She ...

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

Except when those come in the form of insect bite marks or, even worse, a mosquito-borne disease. Having experienced the former on almost every holiday to date and the latter (alongside an ...

There’s nothing quite like making a little ‘X’ on a painfully sensitive mosquito bite to provide an inkling of relief. The very best way to relieve the pain of an insect bite, however ...

A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to ...

However, after introducing of Interceptor G2 nets, densities dropped dramatically, and Anopheles funestus nearly disappeared. This drop is probably due to its targeted effect on indoor-biting ...

False. Genetically modified mosquitoes are not being used to vaccinate Australians. AAP FACTCHECK - Genetically modified mosquitoes are not being used in a Bill Gates-backed plot to vaccinate ...

Whenever they are confronted by humans, their first instinct is to run. They possess a temperate nature and only attack if they feel threatened or cornered. The mosquito is the single deadliest, most ...

Inspectors found pests, including house flies and mosquitoes, in stored ghee, while a dead lizard was discovered near food articles. Additionally, spider webs were observed on the roof.