For decades, Culex pipiens f. molestus was called the “London Underground Mosquito”. Most people, including scientists, ...

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved ...

Study traces origin of mutant London underground mosquito to Middle East - The London Underground mosquito been extensively ...

Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

"Also with climate change there are extreme weather conditions which can introduce new species of mosquitoes into new areas." The Goondiwindi community in the Queensland's south is on high alert ...

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 ...

Culicoides paraensis midges are the primary vectors of OROV, though mosquitoes, particularly Culex quinquefasciatus ... investigated whether mosquito species in the US have the potential to ...

Often, the vapour is odourless and undetectable by humans. Since the vast majority of mosquito species are active at night, it is recommended that plug-in repellents be used while sleeping.

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 ...

The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

Other posts have wrongly stated the application is related to malaria. Oxitec UK has developed similar technology for malaria-spreading mosquitoes, but the current license application relates to the ...