American and Chinese researchers have developed a dual-strategy approach to combat a particular mosquito species responsible ...

The reed leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus) was originally a specialist, limited exclusively to reed grass as a food source. Within a few years ...

The upcoming policy would allow community health centers (Puskesmas) to send patients directly to hospitals best equipped to ...

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

From pioneering cold-water air conditioning to eradicating rats, one Tahiti resort company is blazing a green trail in the South Pacific. Here’s how.

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged a heritable form of bacterial symbiosis inside the ...

Ostracods, sometimes called seed shrimp, are nearly microscopic, aquatic organisms, inhabiting all types of marine and freshwater environments. Using fluorescence microscopy, the team discovered that ...

Laos, Australia vow stronger partnership, detail key areas of cooperation. ​The governments of Laos and Australia have committed to deepening their comprehensive partnership, ag ...

In a victory for public health and the environment, the British biotech firm Oxitec and CSIRO have withdrawn their application to commercially release millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes ...

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