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Male vs. Female Mosquito: The Key Differences - MSNMale mosquitoes have feathery and bushier antennas than females. The female antennas are usually plainer than that of the males. Furthermore, males have a larger Johnston’s organ in their ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNScientists Are Using Drones to Unleash Thousands of Mosquitoes in Hawaii in a Bid to Save Native Birds. Here’s How It WorksThe lab-raised, non-biting male mosquitoes are meant to breed with the invasive ones on the islands and produce sterile eggs ...
Releases of sterile male mosquitoes in L.A. County drove down the pest population, studies found. But homeowners would need to pay to bring them to a wider area.
Mosquitoes have long been among humanity’s most formidable adversaries, plaguing us for thousands of years and causing more ...
Male mosquitoes detect a wider range of sounds than females, including both female wingbeats and mixed-frequency distortion products, enabling them to locate mates in noisy environments.
Scientists are dumping thousands of mosquitos into Hawaii's forests, and they have a really good reason for it.
Using genetic tools, researchers can edit the genetic makeup of mosquitoes and make the females infertile. In January, scientists in Australia said that they were able to alter male mosquitoes to ...
In a bold conservation move, scientists in Hawaii are using drones to release lab-bred, non-biting male mosquitoes into ...
Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii to protect the colourful songbirds known as honeycreepers.
Conservationists are using mosquito birth control to fight a bird-killing disease in the islands’ last safe habitats.
With summer in full swing, Idaho residents must tackle mosquitoes. Get rid of standing water to prevent these bloodsuckers ...
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