Story continues below video Science News sponsorship position. Malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquitoes are known for their ability to sneak away from a victim after a meal. Now researchers have ...

The parasite, plasmodium, is transmitted by mosquitoes, specifically female Anopheles mosquitoes. The female Anopheles mosquito needs a blood meal to reproduce. If the mosquito bites someone with ...

An experimental bacteria-derived biopesticide is highly effective in killing malaria-carrying mosquitoes, including those that have developed resistance to chemical pesticides, according to initial ...

the arrival of a new aggressive breed of mosquito, Anopheles stephensi. Originally from Asia, the vector is highly invasive and the urban type is reputed to be highly anthropophilic (attracted to ...

A bacteria-derived biopesticide kills malaria-carrying mosquitoes, including chemical-resistant strains, and reduces their ...

which naturally infects the Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria. The next stage was to enhance the fungus. "They're very malleable, you can genetically engineer them very easily," Prof ...

Malaria is spread by the female anopheles mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites a person, the malaria parasite is passed into the human bloodstream, infecting them. Mosquitoes in turn can pick ...

Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, usually in the early morning and late afternoon. They have black bodies with white or silver patches on their legs and other parts of their bodies. Anopheles ...