A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite ...

Study shows targeting lipid transport in mosquitoes can impact malaria transmission by inducing mosquito sterility and ...

Anopheles mosquitoes are best known for spreading malaria ... There are four distinct stages in the life cycle of a mosquito – egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The mosquito has a different appearance at ...

Aedes and Anopheles, she assured community leaders ... the property and inspects open containers of water. They found mosquito larvae in one of them.

From fixing open gutters to educating kids about the importance of bed nets, a "whole-of-society" approach is needed to ...

A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of ...

The female Anopheles mosquito needs a blood meal to reproduce. If the mosquito bites someone with malaria they also take up plasmodium. The parasite will then find residence in the insect's ...

Malaria is spread by the female anopheles mosquito. When an infected mosquito bites a person, the malaria parasite is passed into the human bloodstream, infecting them. Mosquitoes in turn can pick ...

This is because the female anopheles mosquito thrives in hot and wet areas ... according to Africa Centre for Disease Control. Their larvae develop in humid areas containing decaying organic ...