Male insects carrying venom proteins transferred these to disease ... On a still night, as the air is thick with silence, the sharp, whining buzz of a mosquito shatters the calm. These blood-sucking ...

Sexual transmission of these fungi during mosquito mating offers a promising way to reach both indoor and outdoor populations. Extended Infectious Period: Male mosquitoes treated with transgenic ...

A new study by Macquarie University researchers has suggested that the toxic male technique could be used to address the prevalence of mosquito-borne illness. The scientists, which genetically ...

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 ...

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.