They possess a temperate nature and only attack if they feel threatened or cornered. The mosquito is the single deadliest, most dangerous animal in the world and also one of the smallest. Mosquitoes ...

Why aren’t US mosquitoes spreading Oropouche? New study uncovers weak transmission rates—even with historic and modern viral strains. In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious ...

There’s nothing quite like making a little ‘X’ on a painfully sensitive mosquito bite to provide an inkling of relief. The very best way to relieve the pain of an insect bite, however ...

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 ...

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 ...

False. Genetically modified mosquitoes are not being used to vaccinate Australians. AAP FACTCHECK - Genetically modified mosquitoes are not being used in a Bill Gates-backed plot to vaccinate ...

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.

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

Mosquitoes can survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain why rates of mosquito-borne illness don't always decline in dry periods. Mosquitoes can survive prolonged ...

Victoria's health department is urging people in the state's north to remain vigilant against mosquitoes, following recent detections of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). JEV is a rare virus that ...