Though mosquito insecticides exist, the pests are developing resistances, and advancements are needed to reduce their numbers and slow the spread of pathogens they carry, including the malaria ...

A mosquito larva entombed in amber for about 99 million years is now the oldest known of its kind, according to a new study. The fossil comes from Kachin in northern Myanmar and likely formed when ...

A mosquito larva fossil thought to be the world's oldest has been found by scientists, who think it could be around 99 ...

Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

The “excellently preserved” fossil from the Cretaceous era, dating back 99 million years, comes from the Kachin region in ...

The summerlike temperatures this week come with a bit of a downside: they create better conditions for mosquito larvae. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) said Monday that it officially ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The first mosquito larva of the year in Minnesota has already been found, but experts aren't expecting a surge in adult mosquitoes anytime soon. According to the Metropolitan Mosquito ...

If you want to stay safe from mosquito-borne illnesses on one side and harsh chemicals on the other, the ideal solution is a natural predator of mosquito larvae — and Florida's Brevard County has ...

The annual treatment of over 50 wetlands in 20 municipalities to target mosquito larvae will start this week with the Allegheny County Health Department’s Housing and Community Environment Program.

The fossil, called Cretosabethes primaevus, shared traits with modern mosquitoes. Scientists think it lived in small water ...