For the first time in history, mosquitoes spotted in frozen IcelandFor the first time in history, mosquitoes have been observed in Iceland, indicating a significant ecological transition. The Natural Scienc...
23 Oct, 2025, 07.01 PM IST
Wolbachia transinfection: China’s plan to mate lab mosquitoes with wild ones to tackle chikungunyaChina faces a chikungunya outbreak. Guangdong Province reports many new cases. Authorities implement mandatory blood tests. They also contr...
13 Aug, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Fossils of 130-yr-million male mosquitoes found in LebanonThe two fossilized mosquitoes, both representing the same extinct species, are similar in size and appearance to modern mosquitoes, though ...
06 Dec, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Transforming mosquitoes from foes to friends in the battle against dengue fever; Everything explainedIn Honduras, where 10,000 people are known to be sickened by dengue each year, Doctors Without Borders is partnering with the mosquito prog...
13 Sep, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
This spooky season of Halloween, a look at 7 'creepy crawlies' that are absolutely crucial to Earth's ecosystemsTheir alien-looking bodies might seem like the stuff of nightmares, but the vast majority of invertebrate species are harmless.
31 Oct, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
To knock out a mocking mosquito: What Florida thinks today, India can swat tomorrowAmerica is releasing mosquitoes to disarm mosquitoes.
29 Apr, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Mosquitoes flap wings not just to fly but also to 'flirt': Study08 Nov, 2019, 03.10 PM IST
Humans too stung by mosquitoes to changeThat is why the day dedicated to them is always spent in denunciation, not praise.
22 Aug, 2019, 08.33 AM IST
This tech giant is gearing up to remove mosquitoes around the worldIt’s unclear what would happen if the world’s disease-causing mosquitoes were done away with.
30 Nov, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Eliminating a species of mosquitoes that cause dengue is possible, but regulations come its wayDespite a decade, GBIT took long to get an approval for field trial in India given the government’s overtly cautious approach with GM techn...
05 Dec, 2017, 04.40 PM IST
- Google's machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink vector's numbers
San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised...
23 Jul, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
China-made mosquitoes to fight Zika virusThe team managed to lower the mosquito population by 90% last year using the same technique and helped containing dengue outbreak.
18 Feb, 2016, 03.01 PM IST
Genetically modified mosquitoes to help fight malariaThe mosquito species Anopheles gambiae is a major carrier of dangerous malaria parasites in sub-Saharan Africa.
08 Dec, 2015, 12.17 PM IST
A look at strategies adopted by other countries to combat dengueWHO, together with national and Cambodia authorities, is testing a long-lasting insecticide treated netting cover for household water stora...
18 Sep, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
Can creating genetically engineered mosquitoes could save millions of lives?Google's Linus Upson wants to 'start a biology project involving genetically engineered mosquitoes that would help wipe out other mosquitoe...
14 Aug, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
GM mosquitoes to check dengue menace?A British company has approached Indian authorities seeking permission for technology trials of a certain genetically-modified mosquito.
27 Jul, 2014, 12.54 PM IST
Insects have meal preferences even if they’re not too choosyIt is also useful to know that they like their food to be O+, complemented by certain bacterial condiments present on the skin.
09 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST