New research has uncovered the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species, Culex pipiens form molestus, also known as the 'London Underground mosquito' – disproving a long-held theory of when it ...
We’re well into the dog days of summer, and the din has become almost unbearable: We hear it while we’re lounging in the hammock, fishing by the pond, barbecuing in the back yard, and sometimes when ...
Close up image of a female Culex Pipiens mosquito.The study investigated the origins of the Culex Pipiens form molestus and found that it originated more than 1,000 years ago, likely in Ancient Egypt, ...
An Iowa State University scientist is part of an international team of researchers that has upended one of the most famous examples of urban evolution -- the human-biting mosquito. The discovery, ...
(CNN) — A type of mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground has a much older origin in the Mediterranean, according to a new genetic study. The myth originated during World ...
Ryan Smith, director of the Iowa State University Entomology Laboratory, examines mosquitoes collected for research on mosquito-borne diseases. The specimens help researchers monitor virus ...
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