Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2023
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We know a lot about mosquito preferences up close, but how do mosquitoes find us from up to a hundred meters away? Using an ice-rink-sized outdoor testing arena in Zambia, researchers found that human body odor is critical ...
Biochemistry
May 19, 2023
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Theories abound for why some people are mosquito magnets while others get off bite-free. A team of researchers from Virginia Tech report May 10 in the journal iScience that washing with some soaps attracted mosquitoes, while ...
Biochemistry
May 10, 2023
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New York University researchers recently created a new and improved crystal form of deltamethrin, a common insecticide used to control malaria. The new deltamethrin—created by simply heating the existing form in a microwave ...
Ecology
May 8, 2023
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A study proposes a new way to prevent mosquito bites, based on an inexpensive and readily available biomolecule. Mosquitos spread potentially fatal diseases affecting humans, including malaria, zika, chikungunya, and yellow ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 12, 2023
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A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus could be considered both good news and bad news.
Ecology
Apr 10, 2023
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After a parade of storms battered the state, Californians are enjoying an extended stretch of sunshine and warmer temperatures.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2023
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Another new mosquito species has made its way across the tropics into Florida, making a permanent home in at least three counties. Scientists are concerned because of the rate of new mosquitoes arriving in Florida and the ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2023
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Immune pathways that protect mosquitoes from human pathogens, including West Nile, Zika and dengue viruses were disabled by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2023
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In a bid to understand why mosquitoes may be more attracted to one human than another, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have mapped specialized receptors on the insects' nerve cells that are able to fine-tune their ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2023
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