A team from the University of California studied Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which annually infect approximately 400 million ...
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, ...
Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health ...
Female mosquitoes are the ones that spread diseases to people, and so trying to prevent them having babies would help reduce ...
A team of researchers from the University of California says deafening male insects makes them unable to mate and reproduce.
Research from UC Santa Barbara reveals that disrupting the gene responsible for hearing in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes completely inhibits their mating behavior. The study underscores the crucial ...
Santa Clara County struggles with the spread of disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitos, prompting community action and ...
Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to a particular bacteria, which could accelerate anti-disease programs that ...
Researchers at UCSB created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest ...
Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications ...
Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.