To combat the deadly diseases spread by mosquitoes, entomologists often turn to the blood-sucking insect’s reproductive life.

BLOCKING malaria transmission by targeting the malaria parasite inside mosquitoes so that it is no longer transmitted by the ...

"It was a very clever and novel idea by Dr. Catteruccia and her colleagues to incorporate anti-malarial drugs into bed nets and then to see if the mosquitoes would land on the nets and take up the ...

Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can ...

Mosquitoes carry a number of diseases and viruses, with some being fatal. Here's what to know about illnesses and how to ...

The danger lies not in the insect itself, but in its ability to carry and transmit pathogens. The challenge with mosquito-borne diseases is that they thrive in tropical climates, where stagnant water, ...

A SWARM of blood-sucking mosquitoes encircle me, buzzing around my face.  I’m perched on a bed in a tin-roofed shed and the ...