Mosquito bites are much more than just a red and itchy summertime nuisance. The diseases that they carry are notoriously ...

Imagine peering into a still pond at dusk, the surface glassy and undisturbed—except for a few tiny, wriggling creatures suspended upside down, seemingly defying gravity. These are mosquito ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 700,000 people every year, according to the World Health Organization, and the ...

A mosquito larva launches its head to capture prey dangled in front of it. Hancock et al. via Annals of the Entomological Society of America Scientists have long known that predatory mosquito ...

The first mosquito larvae of 2023 are found in Oakdale on April 10, 2023, per the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. (Courtesy: Metropolitan Mosquito Control District) ...

With striking high-speed video footage, scientists have for the first time detailed how predatory mosquito larvae attack and capture prey in aquatic habitats. Published in the Annals of the ...

Ways to use a rain barrel safely this dry season without turning it into a mosquito breeding ground. Discover three simple ways to keep your garden watered and pest-free.

Trilobites ‘Our Jaws Dropped’: Mosquito Larvae’s Killer Harpoon Heads Revealed. A new study shows mosquito larvae feeding in slow motion, under a microscope, for the first time.

City’s mosquito control efforts require help from residents The city is spraying for mosquitoes April 14–18, and officials urge residents to keep their yards maintained to help the treatment work.

Pictures by Pradip Sanyal Aedes mosquitoes, which transmit the dengue virus, are breeding in places in Kolkata that were not commonly known as breeding sites, a more intense vigil this year has ...

Aerial applications targeting mosquito larvae in wetlands were set to begin Tuesday in a number of local communities.