The last major physical difference between the male mosquito and the female mosquito is in their size. Female mosquitoes are generally larger than the males, even though they are both pretty small ...

Male mosquitoes have pincer-like structures called claspers on their abdomens, which they use to grab on to the female. The male's reproductive organ (the aedaegus) then everts and extends into ...

Mosquitoes have long been among humanity’s most formidable adversaries, plaguing us for thousands of years and causing more ...

Scientists can calculate the male-female size differential in a particular mosquito batch by measuring the distance between the two peaks. “In this batch, the male and female distance is about ...

Scientists can calculate the male-female size differential in a particular mosquito batch by measuring the distance between the two peaks. “In this batch, the male and female distance is about ...

When a Wolbachia-infected male and a wild female mate, no offspring will hatch. ... For a mosquito showdown in a city this size, you need a lot of mosquitoes. Millions and millions of them.

When a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito picks up the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his vision becomes active. These findings are detailed in a study published August 30 in the journal ...

Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters.