Mosquitoes Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, Sort it Out Eventually
By Erin Weeks In the 1980s, public health officials and entomologists noticed a curious sea change in Florida. For centuries, the yellowfever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) had been one of the […]
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Reduce Dengue Transmitters by 95 Percent
The results of a trial of genetically engineered mosquitoes intended to reduce their ability to transmit dengue fever have been published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The mosquitoes, […]
New Device Allows Chikungunya Test Results in an Hour
By Ed Ricciuti Scientists at a U.S. Army research center have modified an assay that tests whether or not a sample of mosquitoes harbors the virus responsible for the disease […]
Researchers Discover Natural Insect Growth Regulators in Plants
Insect growth regulators, or IGRs, are chemicals that are used in some insecticides to control certain insects. Unlike many other insecticides, they are not nerve agents and they generally do […]