With every breath you exhale outdoors, you are leaving a carbon monoxide trail for mosquitoes to follow straight to you. Mosquitoes can smell carbon monoxide from 150 feet away! They also love the ...

Inspectors found pests, including house flies and mosquitoes, in stored ghee ... One user commented, “There are many such plants in the old city where the inspection team never dares to enter.” ...

A new study has uncovered a previously unknown plastome structural variation in the variegated plant Dianella tasmanica, ...

Mosquitoes can survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain why rates of mosquito-borne illness don't always decline in dry periods. Mosquitoes can survive prolonged ...

Scientists have unveiled a novel mosquito control strategy: genetically engineered fungi that spread through mating. This strategy offers hope for reducing malaria in high-risk regions.

Victoria's health department is urging people in the state's north to remain vigilant against mosquitoes, following recent detections of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). JEV is a rare virus that ...

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to ...

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed ...