Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according to a study that ...

Scientists have recently made a breakthrough by converting the delightful aroma of flowers into a potent mosquito killer.

The female mosquito only mates once in her lifetime, and yet she can develop many hundreds of eggs from this single event. After each blood feeding, she draws from an internal sperm storage unit to ...

New research shows female mosquitoes, not males, control mating with a quick motion that dictates reproductive success.

New research reveals that mosquito reproduction is driven by female control. Although, some mosquito species have evolved ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

Aedes aegypti, or the "yellow fever" mosquito, is spreading in California, said health officials. Other states have reported ...

The number of mosquitoes infected with potentially deadly viruses has been increasing in Luzerne County, researchers have ...

A recent study looked at which U.S. states are most concerned about mosquitoes and Delaware ranked in the top 10, a result that’s hardly surprising. Delaware is home to about 57 mosquito species, 19 ...

The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District early Friday morning will be spraying pesticide in parts of Antioch ...

Scientists are proposing a new insecticide strategy: mosquito birth control. This is an Inside Science story. Scientists searching for environmentally friendly ways to fight the menace of mosquitoes ...

Local bat populations are getting attention in the Phoenix area due to a recent mosquito surge ahead of Halloween.