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CBD from Hemp Kills Mosquitoes, Inflicting 100% Mortality Rate on Pesticide-Resistant Insects
Hemp leaf extract rich in CBD was recently shown in a study to kill both species of yellow fever mosquito in their larval phase,...
New Mosquito Nets Prevent Millions of Malaria Cases in Insecticide-Resistant Areas
For years, aid workers knew that among all the billions being poured into aid foundations for Africa, if a measly few million could be...
Groundbreaking Immunization Against Lyme Disease Takes Aim at the Microbiomes of Ticks and Mosquitoes
The glory days for some of the most debilitating pathogenic diseases may be numbered thanks to a new class of immunizations that change the...
Some People Are Magnets for Mosquitoes – It Could Be the Soap They’re Using
Why some people are mosquito magnets might be due to which soap they use in the shower, according to new research, as the pesky...
This Fabric Is Designed to Block Mosquito Bites
In a potentially huge development for fashion in tropical countries, an entomologist has come up with a Spandex-polyester weave that's impermeable to the proboscis...
New Mosquito Repellent Works Better Than DEET, is Safer, and Smells Good
One of the most studied insect repellents in history, DEET has long been the first line of defense against mosquitoes for campers and field...
Avoid Mosquito Bites by Ditching These Colors of Clothing This Summer
Finally, some research we can all use right away—especially if you're prone to being bitten by mosquitoes more than anyone around you. It could...
New Online Map Shows You the Local Mosquito Forecast for the Week
What's on the to-do list for a late-spring barbecue? Go shopping, sweep the deck, clean the grill, and check the mosquito forecast...
That's right, Google...
Landmark Trial Successfully Eliminates Invasive, Disease Carrying Mosquito Spreading Dengue, Yellow Fever and Zika
In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, researchers have shown a bacteria can successfully sterilize and eradicate the invasive, disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquito which...
Science Shows What Actually Repels and Doesn’t Repel Mosquitoes: DEET, Citronella, Blood Type Myths Busted
With summer barbecue season well underway in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us are wondering if those citronella candles are even working to keep...
Eco-Warrior Makes Toys, Mosquito Repellent, and More With Recycled Cigarette Butts – The Most Littered Item
An eco-warrior has made an impressive amount of money by making toys, keyrings, mosquito repellents, and organic compost from old cigarette butts.
26-year-old Naman Gupta...
‘Miraculous’ Mosquito Hack Cuts Dengue Disease Rate by 77%
Just as mosquitoes and the diseases they carry plague tropical societies, the harnessing of the mosquito society's own plague, Wolbachia bacteria, is helping Indonesia combat Dengue...
Breakthrough For Kenyan Scientists Who Discover Natural Microbe That Completely Stops Malaria in Mosquitoes
Kenyan scientists discovered a microbe–Microsporidia MB–inside some mosquitoes that completely protects them from malaria infection which spreads to humans.
Preventing Mosquito Bites And the Disease That Killed 445,000 People in 2016 By Using Graphene-Lined Clothing
This groundbreaking discovery at Brown University found a non-chemical approach for preventing mosquito bites—and it could help stop the spread of deadly malaria.
Human Appetite Suppressant Shown to Also Work on Mosquitos – and It Could Make Them Safer for Everyone
Researchers have discovered a way to make mosquitos feel more satisfied – and it could prevent thousands of infections around the world.
‘Landmark’ Mosquito Trial Eliminates 80% of Invasive Species Carrying Disease in Australia
An exciting new trial experiment from Australia has successfully eliminated 80% of a disease-carrying mosquito population.
The Aedes aegypti species of mosquito has been called the...
Brazil’s New Zika Strategy: Billboards Smell Like Humans to Attract and Kill Mosquitoes
This billboard may remind us of a giant fly swatter, and it actually kills mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus —by smelling like humans.
The...
Mexican Students Devise Natural Mosquito Repellent to Avert Zika Virus
Students at Oaxaca University in Mexico are preparing to market CitroRepel; a repellent made from natural ingredients that will protect Latin Americans from mosquitoes...
Science Discovers Sweetgrass is Natural Mosquito Repellant, Native Americans Knew All Along
Mother Nature often knows best–and when it comes to repelling mosquitoes, sweetgrass is one of its secret weapons.
This is no surprise to Native Americans,...
Biotechnology Firm Run By Teens Wants to Use Mosquitoes to Carry Vaccines
Provita Pharmaceutical is working on a project (with funding from the Gates Foundation) to use mosquitoes to help carry vaccines against the West Nile...