If mosquitoes were motorcycles, the species known as Psorophora ciliata would be a Harley-Davidson—big, bold, American-made and likely to be abundant in Florida this summer.

Biology - Other

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Global warming is well-known for its effect on the climate. But it also poses a threat to the world's ecosystems. University of Toronto researcher Benjamin Gilbert wants to know more about that process.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 25, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxitec, a British company spun off from Oxford University has announced the results of its field test of genetically altered mosquitoes to combat the infamous dengue fever. As they report ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 31, 2011 4.7 / 5 (3) 2 |

The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a study released Tuesday.

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

May 03, 2011 not rated yet 0

There are over 200 million cases of malaria each year and, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2009 malaria was responsible for 781,000 deaths worldwide. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes which breed in open water ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Feb 21, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

How do Utricularia, aquatic carnivorous plants commonly found in marshes, manage to capture their preys in less than a millisecond? A team of French physicists from the Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 16, 2011 4.2 / 5 (5) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting on the discovery of a bug with bifocals - such an amazing finding that it initially had the researchers questioning whether they could believe ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 23, 2010 5 / 5 (4) 2 |

Summer just wouldn't be complete without mosquitoes nipping at exposed skin. Or would it? Research conducted by a Kansas State University team may help solve a problem that scientists and pest controllers have been itching ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Jul 19, 2010 4.6 / 5 (5) 8 |

Protecting ourselves from backyard mosquito bites may come down to leaving the vacuuming for later, a study from York University shows.

Biology - Other

Jun 28, 2010 5 / 5 (3) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Your worst enemy can sometimes also be your best friend, according to entomologists from the University of Florida and Illinois State University.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 25, 2010 4.7 / 5 (7) 3 |

In a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources and try to avoid getting eaten. One of the invasive mosquitoes, ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 04, 2009 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

A new study published online on May 7th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has found the source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves, their primary food source. A jasmine-scented chemical emitte ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 07, 2009 4 / 5 (5) 0

(AP) -- The ProVector Bt may not look too much like a real flower, but the artificial device sports bright, finely tuned colors and sweet nectar that can lure and kill mosquitoes that potentially carry diseases.

Technology - Other

May 06, 2009 5 / 5 (4) 1

Targeting mosquito larval populations may be an effective intervention to help control malaria in urban situations, a study published today suggests. The research, conducted in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mar 31, 2009 not rated yet 0