A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

Mosquito spray may be ineffective across Sugar Land, a city study found. The big picture At a Feb. 24 meeting, Sugar Land City Council concurred with city staff’s recommendation to decrease spray ...

You’re likely to notice more mosquitoes this season, and that matters because several species that carry dangerous viruses ...

The lawsuit alleged the company providing insect-prevention treatment to Army combat uniforms failed to perform proper ...

Winter weather and amount of precipitation may have an impact on the tick and mosquito activity during spring and summer ...

The Polk County Health Department is urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites as Iowa experiences high levels of West Nile virus activity in the pesky insects. Statewide mosquito ...

Malaria expert Dr. Ross Boyce ’01 has developed a breakthrough in preventing the mosquito-borne disease among infants in Uganda. The lifesaving progress comes after a dozen years of work in East ...

According to NPR, the same treatment that protects military uniforms can help protect infants from mosquitoes. Malaria, a mosquito-borne illness caused by parasites, still kills hundreds of thousands ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers integrated malaria prevention into daily life by adapting cultural practices of baby wrap use. Use ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under 5 dies nearly every minute from malaria. Babies are especially vulnerable. New research suggests that there might be a pretty simple way to protect them during the ...