Rainfall leads to stagnant water where mosquitoes breed as temperatures rise. And Southern California is in a drought.

In many regions of the US mosquito season has gotten longer, which researcher say poses a risk of disease outbreak ...

A new study, led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, and ...

Mosquito nets are low-cost weapons in the war on malaria, but the biting bugs have become resistant to the insecticides used ...

According to a new study led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, among others, the answer is not only “yes”, but “yes, and we should ...

Southwest Research Institute tapped into its drug formulation and manufacturing expertise to fabricate two bed netting ...

A promising new malaria drug target has been identified in a family of proteins in a malaria-causing parasite.

Many insects are at risk of extinction. But when it comes to mosquitoes and ticks it feels like there are more of them.