How do insects feel the heat?
Every year, nearly 700 million people contract mosquito-borne illnesses such as malaria, dengue, West Nile virus or yellow fever.
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News tagged with female mosquito
New findings could make mosquitos more satisfied—and safer to be around
She weighs less than one ten-thousandth of an ounce and her top speed is less than two miles per hour. Nonetheless, the female mosquito is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. For as she flies from person to person, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2019
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Mosquitoes bite not just to lay eggs but also to quench their thirst during drought, study found
When it's hot and dry, mosquitoes like nothing more than the refreshing taste of you.
Plants & Animals
May 1, 2018
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Scientists design a novel formula that repels and kills mosquitoes
Long-lasting insecticide treated nets and indoor spraying are the main malaria vector control interventions recommended by the World Health Organisation. Both target mosquitoes that feed indoors.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 25, 2018
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Sustained bacterial outbreak in mosquitoes limits spread of life-threatening diseases
Medical practitioners, such as those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, frequently utilize mathematical models when determining how to best control the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses. Diseases such as ...
Mathematics
Mar 20, 2018
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Mosquito sex protein could provide key to controlling disease
If you thought the sex lives of humans were complicated, consider the case of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, bringer of Zika, dengue, and yellow fever: She mates but once, in seconds and on the wing, with one lucky male; ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2017
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A mosquito's secret weapon: a light touch and strong wings
Scientists have found the key to mosquitoes' stealth takeoffs: They barely push off when making a fast getaway, but instead rely on strong and rapid wing beats to quickly get aloft without anyone noticing.
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2017
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Gene drives have the potential to suppress mosquito populations, but resistant mosquitoes crop up
Researchers successfully built a gene drive to reduce female fertility in the mosquito that spreads malaria, but mutations gradually arose that blocked the spread of the new genes. Tony Nolan of Imperial College London, UK, ...
Biotechnology
Oct 10, 2017
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Why mosquitoes should not be eliminated
A Purdue researcher and a team of scientists working on a new insecticide argue that mosquitoes should not simply be made extinct due to their role in various ecosystems.
Ecology
Jul 11, 2017
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Why we need to start listening to insects
It's a warm summer afternoon in the Tanzanian village of Lupiro, and Mikkel Brydegaard is crouching in a brick hut, trying to fix a broken laser. Next to him, on a tall tripod, three telescopes point through a window at a ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2017
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