It was thought that Aedes aegypti could not survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Colorado.

Local officials urge residents to dump standing water in their yards and to use repellents containing DEET, picaridin, or ...

Aedes aegypti, or the "yellow fever" mosquito, is spreading in California, said health officials. Other states have reported ...

Vosshall and colleagues say that this is a lock-and-key mechanism, in which the gonostyli serve as the key to open the female ...

The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day. Researchers from Rockefeller ...

"It's evidence we have a proper, well-invested surveillance programme that can detect these arrivals at an early stage," ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito, has been confirmed in both Sutter and Yuba Counties, ...

A study of mosquitoes’ circadian rhythms finds they hunt differently at different times of day. It could help stop their ...

What makes the Aedes aegypti mosquito peskier than other mosquito species (if that's even possible)? Aside from the fact that it can spread a number of diseases (Zika, dengue and yellow fever, to name ...

The Zika virus has spread like wildfire across South America, tip-toeing into the United States and into our nightmares. It’s not new. The virus was first discovered in Uganda’s Zika forest in 1947.

Female Aedes aegypti commonly lay eggs on the inner walls of artificial containers. When the containers fill with water, mosquito larvae hatch from the eggs. After developing through four larval ...

After emerging for the first time in Ventura County less than a month ago, potentially dangerous Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have now been found in east and west Ventura, Fillmore, Westlake Village, Piru ...