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

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

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

In a victory for public health and the environment, the British biotech firm Oxitec and CSIRO have withdrawn their application to commercially release millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...