Officials in Southern California have come up with a plan to control an invasive mosquito species and the diseases they ...

A new study from Nagoya University uncovers how male mosquitoes hear across a wider range of frequencies than females, ...

Male mosquitoes have an impressive ability to find female mosquitoes by listening for the faint sound of their wingbeats, ...

“So, their whole ecological cycle is very different depending on the mosquitoes we’re talking about ... has been used to sterilize male mosquitoes. The bacteria also doesn’t allow ...

However, some new research on how they mate may help develop better improved techniques for controlling the mosquitoes that carry malaria. For male mosquitoes–who do not bite–the high-pitched ...

Talk about drastic measures, huh? It's called the 'Toxic Male Technique (TMT),' and it involves engineering male mosquitoes to produce venom proteins in their semen with the goal of killing their ...

Releasing sterile male mosquitoes reduced the population of invasive pests in parts of Southern California by up to about 82%, studies found. Some vector control officials say bringing the ...

Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...