Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...

A new study by Macquarie University researchers has suggested that the toxic male technique could be used to address the prevalence of mosquito-borne illness. The scientists, which genetically ...

The "toxic male technique" aims to breed mosquitoes that express venomous proteins in their semen, killing off females after mating. Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and drink ...

The idea behind it is that male mosquitoes do not bite humans, and thus do not transmit the disease that can harm humans but are looking to mate with female ones for reproduction. By making the ...

On a still night, as the air is thick with silence, the sharp, whining buzz of a mosquito shatters ... and fertility in their female mates. 7 This physiological response is caused by seminal fluid ...

Australian researchers have developed a method to genetically modify male ... the mosquito population, Australian researchers have come up with a new method that involves poisoning female mosquitos.

The “toxic male technique” aims to breed mosquitoes that express venomous proteins in their semen, killing off females after mating. Female mosquitoes are targeted because only they bite and ...