Malaria makes its hosts smell better to draw more mosquitoes, research finds
Sneaky, sneaky plasmodium.
Tag: mosquito
Drug could make human blood deadly toxic to mosquitoes
A drug developed in the 1980s to fight parasites can make human blood toxic to mosquitoes when taken in a ...
CRISPR edit makes mosquitoes far less likely to pass malaria
This looks like a better alternative to wiping out mosquitoes at the population level.
Waving away mosquitoes teaches them to stop bothering prey
Mosquitoes learned to associate smells with vibrations mimicking human hand movements produced by "the vortexer" machine.
Scientists want to reduce mosquito population. By releasing 20 million mosquitoes
It seems counterintuitive, but it can work.
Scientists engineer mosquitoes that could stop malaria spread
A mosquito with a gene that blocks the malaria parasite has been created in the laboratory, a new research reports.
Miami Beach mosquitoes are carrying Zika, tests confirm
They're a really tough species to fight.
Need to ward off pesky mosquitoes? Sleep with a chicken over your head
Believe it or not, there's actual scientific proof backing this advice.
Global warming lets mosquitoes thrive in the Arctic, threatening wildlife
The Arctic is overrun with giant mosquitoes: larger, furrier versions of the mosquitoes we all know and hate. As temperatures ...
Drug-Resistant Malaria Could Pose Huge Global Threat
The ability to keep malaria under control is crucial - the disease is highly contagious and the potential health hazards ...
Amazing fungus gnat larvae group together to form a ‘snake’ [VIDEO]
Fungus gnats (Bradysia species) – also known as dark-winged fungus gnats, are small, mosquito-like insects often found in homes and ...
Finally, a malaria vaccine may have been discovered
Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1000 children who received the vaccine, 800 malaria cases can be ...
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes manipulated only to breed males, thus wiping whole populations
The Anopheles gambiae is the prime transmitter of malaria. A new genetic method manipulates mosquito populations ...
First fossilized mosquito is still full of blood
Finding mosquitoes trapped in amber is truly exciting, but it's not really unique - there have been several reported cases ...
Breakthroughs against malaria: highly effective vaccine developed; meanwhile, anti-malaria soap wins prize
Some 300 million cases of malaria are reported each year in Africa, the continent where the disease is still running ...
Huge mosquitoes 20x the size of normal ones invade central Florida
In the aftermath of heavy rains from Tropical Storms Debby and Andrea, a giant mosquito species has surfaced and invaded central ...
Mutant mosquitoes lose desire for human scent
Mosquitoes are not only extremely annoying, but they're some of the most lethal creatures out there, with malaria infecting over ...
Mosquitoes make harmonic music before making sweet love
So the male mosquito comes, humming an Elvis song, with a rose in his mouth... maybe I'm taking this a ...