Indian scientists helped identify protein ARK1, which is vital for malaria parasite division. This discovery offers a "blueprint" for new drugs that target the parasite without harming human cells.

That also means those creepy crawlers, slimy slugs and maddening mosquitos all starting to appear perhaps sooner than most years. Among the insects Fresno-area residents might start to encounter: ...

The mouth of a praying mantis is perfectly adapted for its predatory lifestyle. Its mandibles (jawbones) are designed to ...

For most anglers, bug spray is about comfort. For me, it’s about avoiding serious medical consequences. Here’s why MLF’s ...

If we have unusually warm temperatures this spring, turkey hunting can throw us a curveball and we need to be ready for it, writes Oak Duke.

These mosquitoes, like the Culex, love wet conditions but they don't like the cold weather. However, Kluh said she theorizes ...

Mosquitoes are out in full force earlier than expected in Los Angeles and Orange counties after recent heavy rainfall.

But the next time you squash one of these bloodsuckers, consider this: you are participating in a bitter rivalry that goes back to the time of Homo erectus. It turns out that mosquitoes have been ...

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ...

Experience North Carolina’s butterfly conservatory this season with tropical butterflies, exotic insects, and family-friendly ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...