Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according to a study that ...

New research reveals that mosquito reproduction is driven by female control. Although, some mosquito species have evolved ...

Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia. Female mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other diseases are actually in charge during sex, according ...

New research shows female mosquitoes, not males, control mating with a quick motion that dictates reproductive success.

The female mosquito only mates once in her lifetime, and yet she can develop many hundreds of eggs from this single event. After each blood feeding, she draws from an internal sperm storage unit to ...

Aedes aegypti, found across much of the U.S., spread Zika, dengue, chikungunya and other viruses. Mailson Pignata/iStock via Getty Images Kaylee Marrero, Florida International University; Andre Luis ...

A female mosquito only gets one shot to get reproduction right: She mates just a single time in her entire life.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the most common species in the U.S., love ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the ...

Two dangerously invasive mosquitoes — male and female — have been trapped in Santa Clara County, the latest evidence that the disease-carrying species could colonize the San Francisco Bay Area. The ...

Santa Clara County officials will spray an East San Jose neighborhood with a bacterial spray next week in their latest attempt to eradicate an invasive species of mosquito found last month. Since ...