Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

During the 1850s, soldiers returning from the Crimean War introduced plasmodium, the malaria-causing parasite, to Cork’s mosquito population.  Oliver Cromwell may have died of ‘Cork fever’, contracted ...

Moths are anything but ordinary. Around the world, these insects have evolved colors, shapes, and behaviors that make them look unreal.

Moths are a group of insects in the Lepidoptera order and are often viewed as the plainer relatives of the more glamorous ...

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland — Iceland has confirmed its first wild mosquitoes, ending the island nation's status as one of the last mosquito-free places on Earth and raising concerns about the impacts of ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — You’ve heard of boudin festivals, crawfish festivals, even cracklin’ festivals — but have you ever heard of a mosquito festival? Yep, you read that right — a Mosquito Festival — ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil, aiming to boost protection ...

After weeks of dry skies and dust, rain feels like a blessing … until the uninvited guests show up. Yup, we're talking about mosquitoes, those winged bugs that turn a peaceful evening into an ...

Rainfall creates ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes in standing water like puddles and gutters. The most effective way to get rid of mosquitoes is to eliminate standing water sources around your ...

A fresh revision of the mosquito family tree 1 suggests that the insects are 100 million years younger than previously thought — and that ancestors of modern mozzies emerged around the same time as ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Mosquitoes have taken over the Valley in droves: they might be swarming all around your head, but the problem is definitely not in your head. The lack of monsoon action over the ...

China’s Guangdong Province is battling its worst-ever chikungunya outbreak, with thousands of infections spreading across major cities and nearby regions. Transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the disease ...