The mosquito numbers in south-west Sydney are two to three times higher than usual, while the rest of the city is just ...

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications ...

Joel Sartore is trying to capture photos of as many species as he can before they disappear. That’s the mission of the ...

Supermarket shelves have been left bare as residents flock to purchase bug spray to combat the “swarms” of mosquitoes ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Whether they bite, sting or swarm, the deadliest insects have adapted to become the masters of survival, often at the expense ...

A team of researchers from the University of California says deafening male insects makes them unable to mate and reproduce.

Residents have been warned Christmas could be “cancelled” amid the Sydney mosquito crisis, as bug spray is cleared out of ...

Researchers at UCSB created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Southwest Sydney has been taken over by “swarms” of mosquitoes, with the crisis stemming from an outbreak of the weed Frogbit at the Sydney Water ...

Southwest Sydney has been taken over by “swarms” of mosquitoes, with the crisis stemming from an outbreak of the weed Frogbit at the Sydney Water Water Recycling Plant (WRP) at Warwick Farm.

A mosquito outbreak in one Aussie state is wreaking havoc on locals - with the mayor fearing the unprecedented swarm of the pests could “cancel” Christmas. Southwest Sydney has been taken over ...