GENETICALLY engineered “toxic male” mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females. Scientists say the gene-hacked ...

A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of ...

Female Aedes aegypti commonly lay eggs on the inner walls of artificial containers. When the containers fill with water, mosquito larvae hatch from the eggs. After developing through four larval ...

Environmental management approaches involve eliminating the container habitats in which Aedes aegypti lay their eggs. Chemical control involves the use of insecticides to kill immature or adult ...

A biotechnology firm has been seeking approval from the federal government to release genetically modified mosquitoes in ...

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and a new venture wants to change ...

Despite effective measures, Bangladesh still faces major roadblocks in fighting dengue. For example, the effectiveness of ...

Two more people have died of dengue while 84 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across ...

‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquitoes spread dengue to people through bites. Two people in the Florida Keys contracted dengue after being bitten by infected mosquitoes. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Bangladesh has seen no death from dengue fever on the first day of the new year as no fatalities were reported from the Aedes ...