Google-backed Verily wants to release up to 64 million male mosquitoes in Florida and California using Wolbachia bacteria to ...

When you think of Google “debugging” something, you probably think of software – not actual bugs. Yet, the tech giant is ...

Recent warm temperatures, rising humidity, and frequent rainfall are creating ideal conditions for mosquito populations to ...

Randy Vaeth has been watching the plane take off a lot these days. As assistant director for East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control, he's one of the officials who decides when to ...

It's mosquito season in Delaware — which is home to 57 mosquito species, according to World Population Review — and you need to know which of these dozens of mosquito variants can transmit harmful, ...

A Google initiative called Debug wants to release 64 million mosquitoes. The organization filed a request for a permit to ...

California could soon become a testing ground for one of Google’s most ambitious public health projects yet. The tech giant ...

Richard Oxborough plucked a vial of human blood from the rack on his lab bench. The UNLV researcher warmed the blood and fed it to a colony of mosquitoes. The critters won’t be quite as voracious as ...

As dengue fever continues to spread throughout Europe, experts are blaming an invasive mosquito species as the culprit. Known as "tiger mosquitoes," the insects — of the species name Aedes albopictus ...

One of the most trusted forms of protection against the dreaded mosquito might have an unexpected weakness. Research out today shows that mosquitoes can actually learn to love the presence of DEET, a ...

DEET has helped repel mosquitoes for 80 years. However, mosquitoes can learn to associate the repellant with food. They may even become attracted to it. The findings are detailed in a study published ...

Higher temperatures also tend to bring out bugs looking to feed. California is home to a host of biting, stinging and ...