You don't need to stock up on repellent, or worry about getting more mosquito bites, these male insects don't feed on humans.

Can Silicon Valley solve California's mosquito problem? Google is seeking federal approval to unleash millions of ...

The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by mosquitoes ...

In a proposal that initially sounds more like science fiction than public health policy, Google’s parent company Alphabet is ...

"If mosquitoes are repeatedly exposed to DEET, it becomes less effective as a repellent," said researcher Claudio Lazzari ...

A project backed by Google’s parent company is seeking federal approval to release 32 million mosquitoes in California and ...

Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But new research suggests mosquitoes may ...

Researchers found that Aedes aegypti, or yellow fever mosquitoes, can learn to associate the smell of DEET with a food reward through repeated exposure during feeding. In laboratory experiments, more ...

Mosquitoes can learn to associate DEET with food, potentially making the popular insect repellent less effective over time.

The technology company's proposal for mosquito population control isn't quite as dramatic as it sounds.

Cases of a mosquito-borne disease once largely confined to tropical regions are spiking. According to a recent report from ...

Mosquitoes do more than inflict an itchy bite – through the transmission of diseases, they are the world’s deadliest animal ...