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Deadly virus now spreads to crows in San Diego — as officials issue warning
A new deadly virus is spreading near a prominent SoCal city.…
Google Aims to Debug California and Florida by Releasing 64 Million Mosquitoes
An earlier project already led to a 95 percent drop in biting females of one disease-carrying species in Fresno.…
Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here’s why scientists are enthusiastic.
Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipienti…
Google Wants to Release 32 Million Mosquitoes in California and Florida. Here's Why
The company is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for permission to release millions of sterilized mosquitoes to fight their disease-spreading counterparts…
Users call this $4 contraption the ‘best solution’ for beating bugs
Peak pest season is coming. Are you prepared?…
ELI5 Are mosquitoes necessary for keeping ecological balance?
Google planning to release millions of mosquitoes into California to help stop diseases
California could soon become a testing ground for one of Google’s most ambitious public health projects yet. The tech giant is seeking federal approval to release up to 32 million …
Common insect repellent now attracts mosquitoes — signaling a ‘blood meal’ for bugs: study
Mosquitoes may bite the hand that feed them this common insect repellant ingredient.…
Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues
Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens in the wild.…
Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
The results were found 'under very specific conditions' in the lab and do not 'call into question the effectiveness' of the repellent DEET, the lead study author said.…
Mosquitoes can learn to associate bug spray with food
Outdoor lights may keep mosquitoes biting and breeding deeper into autumn
A Disease Once Confined to the Tropics Just Saw a 359% Surge in the US
Cases of the viral disease skyrocketed in 2024, new CDC data shows.…
A simple garden spray repels mosquitoes and stops them from breeding near your home — here's how to make it
Learn how to make garlic mosquito repellent spray that keeps mosquitoes away from outdoor spaces.…
An anti-mosquito Iron Dome may be the next leap in pest-control tech
Step into the Photon Matrix in hopes of keeping your back yard mosquito-free.…
Why Garlic Repels Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From Breeding
Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs. Diallyl disulfide, it turns out, deserves the credit.…
Could we live without mosquitoes?
Illinois DEI Training Compares White People and Cops to Blood-Sucking Mosquitoes
Illinois DEI training compares white people and police officers to mosquitoes in taxpayer-funded course.…
JB Pritzker Admin Depicts White People, Cops as Mosquitoes in Microaggression Training That Rails Against 'Color Blindness'
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker's (D.) administration offers a taxpayer-funded training on "microaggressions" and other "exclusionary behaviors" that depicts white people and polic…
NT records two deaths from mosquito-borne disease Murray Valley encephalitis
Two people have died from Murray Valley encephalitis in Alice Springs, sparking a health alert for the rare mosquito-borne disease across the Northern Territory.…
Garlic May Stop Mosquitoes and Fruit Flies From Mating, and Could Inspire New Pest Controls
Learn how the common vegetable deters mating behavior in winged insects — and why it could be an eco-friendly and affordable form of pest control.…