A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce ...

New South Wales health authorities are urging people to take extra steps to protect themselves from mosquitoes - with two "nasty" mosquito borne infections detected in the state's west.

A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male ...

There’s a bit of a nip in the air and people are wearing more covered-up clothing, so nobody is swatting away mosquitos like ...

A new effort is aiming to genetically modify some male mosquitos to produce 'toxic' semen to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne disease.

Victorians are being reminded to take steps to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases this summer, with recent wet and humid weather creating ideal conditions for mosquito breeding. A ...

Two more people have died of dengue while 70 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across ...

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito ...

Doctors in Moree have ordered more Japanese encephalitis vaccines after the potentially fatal mosquito-borne infection was ...

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) only recorded as confirmed dengue cases people who tested positive via the IgM ELISA and ...

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

Australian scientists have developed a revolutionary new pest control method that targets mosquitoes, the deadliest animal on the planet. More than a million people die every year from Mosquito borne ...