There are four distinct stages in the life cycle of a mosquito – egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The mosquito has a different appearance at each stage. The entire cycle generally takes one to two weeks, ...

Researchers knew that mosquito flight is unlike that of other flies (SN Online: 3/29/17). The new study provides “fascinating insight into life immediately after the bite, as the bloodsuckers ...

The Sexual Life of a Mosquito Modern methods of insect control call for detailed knowledge of an insect's physiology and behavior. Reproduction in Aedes aegypti, the yellow-fever mosquito, is ...

While the awkward-looking bugs bear a resemblance to mosquitoes (even nicknamed mosquito hawks), that's ... "These dipterans live a short adult life of one to two weeks with the sole goal of ...

The more mosquitoes there are, the longer they stay active, and which species they bite all matters. With Florida under attack by invasive species, from Burmese python to lionfish, the UF researchers ...

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes—the species responsible for most of the world’s malaria cases—is a promising target for future malaria-control strategies, according to a ...

The primary preventative measure to reduce dengue infections is the control of mosquito populations ... and cannot develop through their aquatic life stages. Source reduction can be effective ...