A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects.

TMT involves genetically modifying male mosquitoes so that they produce toxic proteins in their sperm. When they mate with females, the latter experience a reduced lifespan, which decreases their ...

(Fortunately for humans, male mosquitoes don’t feast on blood ... which make the blood vessels around the mosquito bite swell ...

If you feel like mosquitoes bite you more than others, you might be right. Studies show that about 20% of people are very ...

The "toxic male technique" involves breeding mosquitoes with venomous proteins in their semen, which kill females after mating. It is to be noted that only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood ...

JEV typically infects pigs and birds but can jump to humans through mosquito bites. While most people show no symptoms, the virus can, in rare cases, cause a deadly brain infection. If symptoms do ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.