The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits a number of serious diseases. American beachgoers are sprayed with DDT as a new machine for distributing the insecticide is tested for the first time. Image: ...
Inside a small building in eastern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Cátia Cabral holds up a jar filled with what looks like fine black pepper. But this ain't pepper. Each granule is actually a tiny mosquito ...
In 2024, a Washington Post analysis showed that the average number of mosquito days — days with an average humidity of at ...
Brazil has unveiled the world's largest biofactory dedicated to breeding mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, an innovative method poised to safeguard an estimated 140 million people from ...
Brazil has launched the world's largest biofactory for mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium, a natural method to combat dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya. This innovative, nature-based strategy ...
Bad news for mosquitoes in Manila, Philippines — bounty hunters are coming for you. As Philstar reported, it's all part of a local initiative to get these blood suckers' numbers down and protect ...
On World Mosquito Day 2025, Europe’s health authorities are warning that the continent is entering a new phase for mosquito-borne diseases, even as global case counts remain historically high. Record ...