COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Wet season may be a few months away, but Collier Mosquito Control District is already looking ahead to mosquito season; including a new pilot program to reduce the number ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

From the perspective of viruses spread by insects, or arboviruses, making the evolutionary leap from insects to humans is a tough battle. Viruses cannot replicate very well in humans, which means ...

The tribunal was hearing a plea about two fish species -- Gambusia Affinis (Mosquitofish) and Poecilia Reticulata (Guppy) -- being released in water bodies to control mosquitoes in various states.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a deadly mosquito virus, has put Massachusetts towns on high alert ahead of Labor Day Weekend. Residents of Worcester County have been placed under a “critical risk ...

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The tribunal was hearing a plea about two fish species -- Gambusia Affinis (Mosquitofish) and Poecilia Reticulata (Guppy) -- being released in water bodies to control mosquitoes in various states. The ...

Couper and her team wondered how prolonged heat exposure affected acute heat tolerance in the mosquitoes that survived to adulthood. They sealed each insect in a vial, immersed it in a gradually ...

Genetically-engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialling the novel pest control method. The “toxic male ...

At least five suspected cases of chikungunya were recorded in Davao City in January 2025. The residents who were suspected of ...