Despite studies on mosquito mating going back to the 1950s, the role of the female in the process remained obscure. The speed of the process - the interactions that lead to mating take just one or two ...

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Last year, a Louisville resident tested positive for West Nile virus. Find out more about Kentucky's mosquitoes before the season is in full swing.

Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according to a study that challenges the long-held view that they are passive participants. Leslie Vosshall ...

A female mosquito only gets one shot to get reproduction right: She mates just a single time in her entire life. With the stakes so high, it would make sense for these insects to be quite choosey when ...

Instead of creating new types of pesticides or machines to eliminate the abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes, a group of researchers from Australia have engineered 'Toxic Male' mosquitoes to ...

Indiana's mosquito season officially begins next week, but the pests are already out. Learn how to protect yourself.