Early egg-laying by one of the mosquito species known to carry West Nile virus suggests the possibility of a summer outbreak of the disease in southern Manitoba, entomologists say.

As adults, mosquitoes can feed on plant nectar, but female mosquitoes generally feed on human or animal blood in order to produce eggs. Adults can vary in length from about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

As adults, mosquitoes can feed on plant nectar, but female mosquitoes generally feed on human or animal blood in order to produce eggs. Adults can vary in length from about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

Mite feeding damage is called stippling, which is the fine flecking causing leaves to turn light yellow or greenish-white.

Start with one egg-laying female mosquito that can lay several hundred eggs, add one week’s time from egg to adult, and you can end up with more than a million babies in no time at all.

Scientists engineered a naturally occurring genetic variant (Q224) in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, making them highly ...

Adult female mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus to their offspring in their eggs. Experts said this makes it more difficult to eliminate Zika, which is known to cause serious birth defects.