A single dose of the drug nitisinone could render a person’s blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, modelling suggests.

Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the ...

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District predicts there will be four times as many cattails this summer compared to last ...

A study found when patients take the drug nitisinone, their blood becomes deadly to mosquitoes. In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it could be a valuable new tool in the fight against disease. Female ...

Warmer weather in North Carolina means critters are becoming more active. Unfortunately, that includes mosquitoes. More than 200 types of mosquitoes live in the U.S., and some can spread germs ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- As the cleanup in the Eaton Fire burn area continues, the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is taking care of another area of concern - working on ...

PORTSMOUTH — The city announced its mosquito control program will begin monitoring on April 7. The city has contracted with Dragon Mosquito Control, Inc. to check swamps, salt marshes, woodland pools, ...

While itchy bumps might make us feel like mosquitoes solely target humans, most of the world's 3,600 mosquito species don't specifically target humans, and the ones known in Florida bite humans ...