Scientists Discover Why Some People Are Mosquito Magnets
It can be impossible to hide from a female mosquito—she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body…
Mosquito News
Read the latest mosquito-related research news here on SciTechDaily.com. Mosquitoes are a member group of flies that are vectors of many diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and Zika virus. Scientists have been studying these creatures in an attempt to stop the spread of these diseases.
Unlocking the Mystery: How Mosquitoes Smell Humans
Between a variety of mosquito-borne diseases, most notably malaria, nearly one million deaths each year can be traced back to simple mosquito bites. Therefore, curbing…
A Genetic Discovery Has the Potential To Stop Mosquitos From Reproducing
The discovery opens the door to a mosquito-specific insecticide that would spare beneficial insects A genetic discovery from the University of California – Riverside (UCR)…
Some Viruses Can Make You More Attractive to Mosquitoes
Dengue and Zika viruses make infected hosts smell more delicious to mosquitoes. New research shows that when humans and mice are infected with dengue or…
Some Viruses Make You Smell Tastier to Mosquitoes – Increasing the Spread of Disease
Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in both humans and mice to attract mosquitoes and spread to new hosts. Zika and dengue fever viruses…
Climate Geoengineering Could Have Massive Repercussions for the Health of Billions of People at Risk of Malaria
Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions of people at risk of malaria who live in tropical countries, according to…
New Mosquito Vision Discovery Could Help You Hide From These Disease-Carrying Bloodsuckers
Mosquitoes are seeing red: These new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors. Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring…
New CRISPR-Based Technology To Genetically Control Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes
CRISPR-based system developed to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization. Leveraging advancements in CRISPR-based genetic engineering, researchers at the University of California San Diego have…
Researchers Create New CRISPR Genetic Tools to Help Contain Mosquito Disease Transmission
Genetics toolkit targets less researched Culex mosquitoes, which transmit West Nile virus and avian malaria. Since the onset of the CRISPR genetic editing revolution, scientists…
Mosquito Protein Discovery Could Lead to Treatments Against Life-Threatening Viruses
The mosquito protein AEG12 strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Zika and weakly inhibits coronaviruses, according to…
Scientists Rewrite the Genesis of Mosquito-Borne Viruses – Discovery Enables Better Designed Vaccines
Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika now possible. Better designed vaccines for insect-spread viruses like dengue and Zika are likely after…
Genetically Modifying Mosquitoes to Eliminate Malaria
Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new strategy to eliminate malaria. Altering…
New Mosquito Invading African Cities Is Highly Susceptible to Local Malaria Strains
Larvae of a new malaria mosquito species are abundantly present in water containers in cities in Ethiopia. The mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, is the main malaria…
Intoxicating Chemicals in Catnip Don’t Just Give Cats Joy – They Help Repel Mosquitoes
Catnip and silver vine have been known as cat attractant plants. Cat lovers use dry leaves of these plants and toys stuffed with the leaves…
World’s Deadliest Animal: Mosquitoes’ Taste for Blood Traced to Four Types of Neurons
It’s one of the world’s deadliest animals, and it has a taste for human blood: the mosquito. Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, dengue, and yellow…
How Mosquitoes Got Their Taste for Human Blood – What It Means for the Future
Of about 3,500 mosquito species around the world, only a few have taken to specifically targeting people for biting, making them important spreaders of infectious…
Is SARS-CoV-2, the Virus That Causes COVID-19, Transmitted by Mosquitoes? Here’s What Scientists Found
A new study by Kansas State University researchers is the first to confirm that SARS-CoV-2 cannot be transmitted to people by mosquitoes. Stephen Higgs, associate…
Problematic Spread of Disease-Transmitting Asian Tiger Mosquitoes in American Heartland
Researchers report that the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, has become more abundant across Illinois in the past three decades. Its spread is problematic, as…
