Busia, which has the highest malaria prevalence rate in Kenya at 39 per cent, has embarked on destruction of more than 25 ...

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well.

Citizen science project ‘Insect Investigators’ takes scientists to regional schools to teach students to track and identify ...

Only two places on Earth, Iceland and Antarctica, are free of mosquitoes due to their harsh and erratic climates, which prevent mosquito survival. Iceland experiences sudden temperature changes, while ...

Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW ...

Health officials have warned people in recently flooded areas of the country to protect against mosquito-borne diseases after a new case of Japanese encephalitis was detected in NSW.

Discover the fascinating life cycle of dragonflies, from their underwater nymph stage to becoming agile mosquito hunters.

Mosquitoes are more than just a nuisance — they can pose serious health risks by transmitting diseases such as West Nile ...

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...

But it was also a time that kindled within Joanne a very new perspective on life. Always a woman of great faith, her battle with and eventual overcoming of cancer left her taking stock of the things ...

MIAMI — Mosquitoes might be the bane of a summer barbecue in Kendall or a stroll on Miami Beach, but researchers in Florida are now also looking at the insects’ more obscure targets — and ...