So far this year, authorities have identified at least 13 cases of locally acquired dengue, up from two in 2023, with two in ...

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications ...

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health confirmed the county’s first locally acquired human case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue.

Researchers at UCSB created deaf mosquitoes by knocking out a single gene and found that the males had absolutely no interest ...

Research from UC Santa Barbara reveals that disrupting the gene responsible for hearing in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes ...

Both male and female mosquitoes produce sounds as they beat their wings at distinct frequencies during flight. The Aedes ...

In their experiment, the researchers modified a genetic pathway that male mosquitoes use for hearing. The outcome was that these genetically modified males did not make any physical contact with ...

Then, in October 2023, an email came from the Pasadena Public Health Department: A person in the city had contracted ...

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females ... a neurobiology professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, said in a statement. These findings, the scientists stressed ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.