Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...

Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released in Florida to combat the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and ...

According to experts, genetically modified mosquitoes can effectively control their populations. Scientists say male ...

An ʻIolani School senior recently took home a top prize at the nation’s oldest science research competition for high school students. Logan Lee traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month for the ...

McBride said they're the first mosquito control district ever to do this. Essentially, their scientists sterilize male mosquitoes, then release them in a neighborhood. Those mosquitoes mate with ...

The Collier Mosquito Control District is releasing sterile male mosquitoes to combat the population, especially the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti species. The sterile males, bred from local ...