The British company Oxitec, in partnership with Australia's CSIRO, has announced plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland.

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 ...

Environmental management approaches involve eliminating the container habitats in which Aedes aegypti lay their eggs. Chemical control involves the use of insecticides to kill immature or adult ...

Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and chikungunya, has increased over recent years ...

The research found that most mosquito larvae were discovered in dark-colored, uncovered water containers, including cement tanks, plastic tanks, and large water jars. Such conditions create ideal ...

ALOR GAJAH: Aedes mosquito bites Datuk Ngwe Hee Sem when he was leading a recent dengue prevention operation at a second-hand dealer store and lorry parking yard in the Melaka Tengah district.

Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is ...

Bavarian Nordic, a Danish biotechnology company specializing in vaccine development, was on 28 February 2025 granted ...