A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of ...

GENETICALLY engineered “toxic male” mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females. Scientists say the gene-hacked ...

A biotechnology firm has been seeking approval from the federal government to release genetically modified mosquitoes in ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking biological method to combat insect pests by shortening the lifespan of female ...

Research collaboration by the Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks.

Diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are spread by the females of the Aedes aegypti and ...

Researchers say the Toxic Male Technique could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying ...

A new mosquito trial in Australia, which is backed by US billionaire Bill Gates, has raised concerns among some Aussies.

Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and a new venture wants to change ...