Medicine & TechnologyA new study led by the University of Washington researchers recently showed that common species of mosquitoes, following the detection of telltale gas humans breathe out, are flying towards specific colors.
A notice from district officials in Sacramento said that mosquito species that potentially carry serious illnesses including Zika virus and dengue fever, among others, have been discovered in south Sacramento.
Australian scientists recently showed how bacteria can sterilize and eliminate mosquitoes that carry diseases-the same mosquitoes responsible for the transmission of yellow fever, Zika, and dengue.
Mosquitoes are carriers of arbovirus that cause dengue fever, Zika, and chikungunya. But scientists have found a way to prevent the transmission of these viruses by feeding mosquitoes with sugar.
A mysterious fever has occurred in India and it has claimed lives of the many, most of them children. This virus is suspected to be a severe form of Dengue because of the symptoms it comprises.
Mosquitoes have once again proven they are not just bloodsuckers, but they are killers too after a new death from the Triple E virus was reported in Georgia.
Researchers from Cornell University investigates how mosquito mating cue harmonic convergence affects the immune response of their offspring and its possible implications to disease transmission and control.
Mosquito bites are the round, puffy bump that is itchy and signals that a mosquito has a liking to the human skin. In new research, scientists explore the specific chemicals on human skin that attracts and repels mosquitoes.
South Florida is apparently a new home to another new invasive mosquito species, the one that was last officially recorded and reported in the Florida Keys more than 70 years ago.