Science news articles about 'adult mosquitoes'

... research team successfully used altered AgDNV to express harmless green fluorescent protein in the adult mosquitoes which could be easily spotted under the microscope. "In theory, we could use this ...

... (e.g., larvacides) release surviving larvae from competition, resulting in the production of larger adult mosquitoes. Thus, a benefit of control strategies may be the production of larger, less ...

... impairing this immune response increased virus transmission. The investigators analyzed RNA from adult mosquitoes, finding that both the trigger and initiator molecules for RNA interference were ...

... -treated bed nets (ITNs), sprays and repellents. However, most interventions target adult mosquitoes, which can carry the parasite. Larvicides were used in the early twentieth century, but the ...

A wet spring combined with last weekend's major storm has created the potential for a large emergence of adult mosquitoes in Winnipeg, said city entomologist Taz Stuart.

Tricking adult mosquitoes to carry insecticide to their breeding sites has proved effective in controlling mosquito numbers, say scientists.