The team revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his eyes 'activate' and he visually scans the immediate vicinity for a potential mate.

Female offspring are targeted as only female Anopheles mosquitoes can spread malaria. Another solution is to use natural predators such as copepods, which are a type of crustation.

Female Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes transmit malaria parasites between humans. This particular female glows green due to a diet containing fluorescein, which appears green under ultraviolet light ...

Notably, the fungal infection did not deter female mosquitoes from mating with infected males. Despite being lethal to mosquitoes, the transgenic Metarhizium fungus is harmless in humans.

You may not be aware, but Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day. It isn’t a day to celebrate mosquitoes. Instead, it marks the discovery, made in 1897 by the British doctor Sir Ronald Ross, that female ...

You may not be aware, but Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day. It isn’t a day to celebrate mosquitoes. Instead, it marks the discovery, made in 1897 by the British doctor Sir Ronald Ross, that female ...

When a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito picks up the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his vision becomes active. These findings are detailed in a study published August 30 in the journal ...

Research reveals that male Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes use the sound of female wingbeats to activate their vision and locate mates in crowded swarms. This discovery could lead to innovative mosquito ...

Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa state experiments with a new weapon against an unprecedented malaria surge ...