McBride said they're the first mosquito control district ever to do this. Essentially, their scientists sterilize male mosquitoes, then release them in a neighborhood. Those mosquitoes mate with ...

How gene drive technology works There are thousands of mosquito species in the world, but very few pose a danger to humans. Male mosquitoes don't bite humans; only females infected with a virus or ...

They can then pair with females – whose bite transmits diseases among humans – and eventually reduce the overall mosquito population (see graphic). Dengue viruses are spread to people through ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Skeeter syndrome is an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite. Symptoms include swelling, soreness, redness, itching, and pain at the bite location. This ...