The University of Notre Dame and Unitaid have announced that an innovative vector control tool for malaria called a spatial ...

In a groundbreaking and controversial move, researchers funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at Leiden University ...

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

A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of ...

We’ve known for more than a century that a mosquito’s bite can pass on brutal disease: Zika is the virus receiving the most attention now, but malaria alone kills more than 400,000 people a ...

The bucket trap method exploits the mosquito life cycle ... over one million deaths annually worldwide due to diseases like malaria, dengue, and Zika. While DEET repellent is effective, many ...

One of the most popular smart solutions to mosquito control is the use of ultrasonic mosquito repellers. These gadgets emit ...

Scientists engineer male insects to transfer venom to females when mating Female lifespan is reduced, reducing their ability to spread disease ...

Between 2000 and 2023, an estimated 2.2 billion cases of malaria and 12.7 million deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were averted, according to a report from the World Health Organization ...

Resistance to drugs that have been the gold-standard treatment for malaria is spreading, the report said, and mosquitoes are increasingly resistant to the insecticides used to treat bed nets.

According to Wednesday's report, there were 263 million cases of the mosquito-borne disease and nearly 600,000 deaths worldwide last year. The report indicates global malaria cases grew by about ...