The life cycle of mosquitoes can go full cycle, from an egg to an adult, in as little as 10 days during warm months. So what ...

Pest infestations in the home are often seen as a minor inconvenience, something that can be put off or dealt with at a later ...

An invasive mosquito has been found in Antioch, the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District said Friday. The species, Aedes aegypti, is capable of transmitting pathogens ...

Researchers from the Access to Advanced Health Institute and collaborating institutions have developed a promising new bivalent vaccine candidate that can protect against both yellow fever and Zika ...

Health authorities in Hong Kong are on high alert after the city’s first case of Zika virus infection was discovered in an expatriate woman who travelled to the Caribbean this month. The 38-year ...

Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have ...

The Disease Vector Education Center in St. Augustine, Florida, teaches kids about mosquitoes and disease prevention through ...

“We show that if you can see where a virus is evolving ahead of time, you can begin to make future-proof vaccines,” said ...

Previous research has shown that Wolbachia can stop the growth of viruses like Zika and dengue in mosquitoes. Scientists have been trying to use bacteria, like Wolbachia, to control these deadly ...