Harnessing the power of natural, DIY solutions to tackle pesky mosquito invasions is a rapidly growing trend in our environmentally-conscious society. Our quest to decipher the intricacies of these ...

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Queenslanders are being warned of an expected surge in mosquito-borne viruses after flooding rain, as the state records its second death this year from Japanese encephalitis. With towns like ...

There are few things as annoying as a mosquito bite. We’ve tried every old wives’ tale in the book, from eating huge quantities of asparagus to upping our intake of vitamin B. “You may have ...

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If you're a mosquito magnet, it's because you have more of what attracts mosquitoes. Studies show that 20% of people are particularly irresistible to these pests. Mosquitoes may bite you more for ...

Here, we demonstrate how a simple theoretical framework used in conservation biology—evolutionary rescue models—can be used to investigate the potential for climate adaptation in these taxa, using ...

Except when they come in the form of insect bite marks or worse, a mosquito-borne disease. Having experienced the former on almost every holiday to date and the latter (alongside an expensive ...

Experts aren't sure why people develop herpetophobia, but cultural and even evolutionary influences may play a role. This type of fear is known as a specific phobia. Approximately 9% of adults in the ...

Health authorities have issued urgent warnings about the mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), which is now spreading due to increased mosquito activity caused by flooding. Routine ...

Certain insect-specific viruses (ISVs), specifically the mosquito alphaviruses, Eilat and Yada Yada viruses, and orthoflaviviruses, Binjari, Aripo, YN15-283-02 and Chaoyang viruses, have emerged as ...