On July 24, 2025, Timor-Leste was officially certified by the World Health Organisation to be malaria-free, becoming the third South-East Asian country after Sri Lanka (2016) and the Maldives (2016) ...

Tuscarawas County Health Commissioner Katie Seward urged residents to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites.

Skeeter syndrome is a treatable allergic reaction to mosquito bites. Symptoms include swelling, soreness, redness, itching, ...

“While many mosquitoes are most active at those times, several species are daytime biters that can cause problems all day (and night) long,” Fredericks said. “Female mosquitoes feed on blood, which ...

In June, dozens of biodegradable pods fell from the sky over the forests of Hawaii. Each one, delivered by drone, contained about 1,000 mosquitoes. These weren't ordinary mosquitoes — they were ...

Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...

Scientists engineered a naturally occurring genetic variant (Q224) in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, making them highly ...

Although male mosquitoes only live for six or seven days as adults, females with an adequate food supply can live up to five months or longer.

The hope is that by introducing 40 million male mosquitoes into the honeycreeper habitat over the past couple of years, the number of mosquito larvae born will be decreased.

Since mosquitoes carry malaria, prevention has long focused on preventing mosquito bites, such as with nets, and controlling mosquito populations with insecticides and other measures. Researchers are ...