In Brazil, researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), the University of Brasília (UnB), and two startups in the city ...

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they’re exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health programmes. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread illnesses including ...

Aedes aegypti mosquitos are known to carry several diseases, including Zika virus, yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya. They become infected after biting a human with the virus and then spread it ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The Aedes aegypti mosquito was first found in Santa Clara County in 2022, when two were located in North San Jose. Now, the species is back and there's real concern over ...

The larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito have been found in around 15 percent of houses under the two city corporations in Dhaka, according to a survey.

Unlike other mosquito species, female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not lay their eggs directly in water. Instead, they lay eggs in containers that can hold water, one egg at a time.

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, the two varieties that spread the dengue virus, breed in freshwater. “Researches have shown that the Aedes mosquito has breeding sites in the wilderness ...

On a November morning, Matthew Verkaik arrived in the Singaporean town of Yishun to release about 4,400 lab-reared male Aedes aegypti.Yishun used to be a dengue hotspot, brimming with mosquitoes.

Aedes aegypti can transmit diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika. The county says none of these diseases are currently found in California.

How do mosquito larvae catch their prey? By using their heads. In attacks that are too swift to be seen with the naked eye, predatory aquatic larvae, which measure about 0.75 inch (2 centimeters ...