The current surge in mosquitoes in Pune is attributed to favorable weather conditions creating breeding grounds for these insects. Effectiv...

Mosquitoes are the root cause of numerous illnesses such as dengue, malaria, brain fever, yellow fever, Chikungunya, etc. While chemical mo...

The dengue symptoms, if any, can last for two-seven days.

He said that the state health department has recently informed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) about the detection of a susp...

How mosquitoes seek out and feed on their hosts are important factors in how a virus circulates in nature. Mosquitoes spread diseases by ac...

No one will buy that mosquitoes are victims of a vilification campaign.

But that exoneration will not alter their status as Public (Health) Enemy No. 1.

A mosquito's preference can shift if that person's smell is associated with an unpleasant sensation.

Zika virus disease is caused by a virus primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, main...

London, Dec 20 (IANS) Change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Nino of 2015 -- one of the strongest on record, fuelled t...

Aedes aegypti apparently survives colder winters in Washington DC by entering sewers, which it does not do in other habitats.

Studies show that when a mosquito bites an infected person, the ability of the virus to spread throughout the Wolbachia-infected insect's t...

The present outbreak in Brazil started in 2015, and it is estimated that there are between 400,000 and 1.4 million cases in the country.

Genetically modified mosquitoes that would help fight the Zika virus are getting attention from US regulators as health officials raise ala...

Having caused worldwide concern because of its connection to a neurological birth disorder, we list some facts about it.

Researchers from Montana State University in US showed that permethrin becomes less effective at killing the yellowfever mosquito as temper...

There is one group of creatures for whom global warming is a boon. Of all of the systems of nature, one of the most responsive to temperatu...