Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by releasing more mosquitoes.

One of the main challenges hindering the expansion of the program to spread Wolbachia-infected mosquitos in dozens of other ...

In a victory for public health and the environment, the British biotech firm Oxitec and CSIRO have withdrawn their application to commercially release millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil, aiming to boost protection ...

Eventual genetic engineering of Wolbachia will require maximizing recovery of infectious bacteria, maintaining Wolbachia in a viable state for efficient manipulation, and reinfection of host cells for ...

Drones are being used in Hawaii to drop biodegradable pods containing 1,000 male mosquitoes each. These non-biting mosquitoes carry a bacterium.

Hawaii's conservation teams are trying a surprising rescue plan by releasing harmless lab-raised male mosquitoes from drones to slow the spread of avian malaria. It's bold, urgent and experimental, ...

Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae carrying Wolbachia, a dengue-blocking bacteria, are seen through a microscope at the Oxitec facility during a press tour, in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, Wednesday, Oct. 1, ...