Mosquitoes favour some people due to body odour linked to skin chemistry. A new study reveals how smell, not myths, guides ...

The innovation centers on a fungus called Metarhizium pingshaense, long known for its ability to kill insects. But scientists ...

BLOCKING malaria transmission by targeting the malaria parasite inside mosquitoes so that it is no longer transmitted by the ...

Greg Devine said mosquitos that carry the virus "hitchhike around the world" and the increased movement of people is ...

Kaya Lehmann visited a waterfall in Bali during a summer holiday. Four months later she’s still counting the cost.

The danger lies not in the insect itself, but in its ability to carry and transmit pathogens. The challenge with mosquito-borne diseases is that they thrive in tropical climates, where stagnant water, ...

A recent study reveals that some individuals are more attractive to mosquitoes due to high levels of specific fatty acids on ...

Genetic changes can occur naturally through evolution or can be initiated with the help of genetic engineering. The bacterium ...

Under what conditions would it be right—or is it never acceptable—to eliminate a harmful species from our planet? That's what ...

A recent study reaches damning conclusions about the failure of the technology – but an agricultural expert says the reality ...

Milestones follow recent approvals in field trials for genetically modified vaccines targeting Rift Valley Fever.