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 ...

Transgenic Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in containers at Oxitec’s biotech facility Credit: NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images ...

Scientists still do not fully understand how their reproductive abilities work. For species like Aedes aegypti, their mating ...

“So she makes sure you get a multiple dose,” says University of Kentucky entomologist Grayson Brown, who in March went to Brazil, where Zika has hit hard, to help lead an Aedes aegypti summit.

MSP authorities, however, ruled out that the current invasion of mosquitoes in Montevideo featured the aedes aegypti variety, which transmits dengue, zika, and chikungunya. “They are aedes ...

In May, the US Environmental Agency granted permission to the British-based, US-operated company Oxitec to produce the genetically engineered, male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are known as OX5034.

Of that number, 2.5 percent of the cases prove fatal. The main transmitter of dengue fever is the Aedes aegypti, which is not normally found in Japan. It is a more virulent version of the Aedes ...

With the recent dengue outbreak, your first thought might be whether it's a dengue-carrying mosquito, like the Aedes aegypti, ...

“There are three genotypes or genetic varieties” of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, explained Conicet researcher Sheila Ons, lead author of the study. “The sensitive, individuals that are hit by ...

The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday. More than 12.6m cases and 7 ...