The reality of the threat from vector-borne diseases has been recognized and the problem is prompting research scientists to take a strong interest. Most of these infections, classified as ...

Vector-borne diseases, such as malaria or sleeping sickness, are currently developing or spreading alarmingly in many tropical countries. IRD immunologists, epidemiologists and entomologists are ...

Citation: Willett DS, George J, Willett NS, Stelinski LL, Lapointe SL (2016) Machine Learning for Characterization of Insect Vector Feeding. PLoS Comput Biol 12(10): e1005158. doi:10.1371/journal ...

Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused for one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in comparable habitats. However, the truth is they are two completely separate ...

When you think of a disease-carrying insect, chances are you imagine a blood-sucking mosquito or tick. But recent findings suggest your average non-biting house fly (Musca domestica) may pose a bigger ...

"It is our new drone for our insect suppression program," said Nathanial Crose, officer with the Clark County Vector Control. Check out Clark County Vector Control's new tool, a drone called RC-1.

The heavy rains this winter did wonders for alleviating the state's drought - but they are also leading to a big, buggy problem for Southern Californians.

For the first time, researchers have examined when and how environmental change affects the transmission of insect-borne diseases, offering insights into future disease management. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...

Insect-flight experts have long assumed that the smaller the insect, the faster it beats its wings; but in the case of honeybees, the creature -- technically known as Apis mellifera -- beats its ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia pipientis and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their sperm, preventing them from fertilizing eggs of females that do ...