A form of mosquito associated with the London Underground evolved to live in human environments long before subterranean railways sprung up in the 19 th century. Culex pipiens f. molestus is found ...

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved from a Middle Eastern species over thousands of years. In their paper ...

Has London always had mosquito populations, or are they a more recent arrival like parakeets? There have always been mosquitoes in London. In fact they were once far more numerous than they are today.

You can't hear it over the noise of London's traffic. But it's there. That faint, whining hum. Right under my feet, thousands of mosquitoes are dining on… ...

A mosquito that has adapted to live in London’s Tube network likely originated thousands of years ago in the Middle East, according to a new study.. Culex molestus, the London Underground ...

The Culex pipiens molestus mosquito thrives in the subterranean world of the London Underground. Credit: Martin Dohrn/Science Photo Library. A variety of mosquito once thought to have evolved in ...

Deep in the depths of the London Underground lies critters that will suck your blood. That's right, the Tube has its own unique form of mosquito - and they're thought to be especially blood thirsty.

A form of mosquito associated with the London Underground evolved to live in human environments long before subterranean railways sprung up in the 19 th century. Culex pipiens f. molestus is found ...

In London, An Underground Home For The World's Mosquitoes : Parallels The location is a cavern beneath the streets of London, but it looks like a horror movie set in the tropics.

The location is a cavern beneath the streets of London, but it looks like a horror movie set in the tropics. Mosquitoes from all over the world live here in the interest of science.

Mosquitoes from all over the world live here in the interest of science. ... In London, An Underground Home For The World’s Mosquitoes. By NPR · Jun. 15, 2014, 8:35 am. Play audio.