Can cannabidiol (CBD) be used to counter insecticide resistance, specifically for mosquitoes? This is what a recent study published in Insects hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated ...

Many mosquito species have developed resistance to synthetic insecticides. Extracts with these metabolites produced by three isolates killed 100 percent of mosquito larvae within 24 hours of exposure.

In Brazil, researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), the University of Brasília (UnB), and two startups in the city of Ribeirão Preto have found a compound in the propolis of the stingless ...

Mosquitoes that carry pathogens often develop resistance to insecticides. Biopesticides offer an ecologically friendly way to control the pests and mitigate resistance, but options are limited.

The Allegheny County Health Department will begin trying to kill mosquitoes before they even take flight. Throughout April and continuing into May, the health department's Housing and Community ...

Getting rid of mosquitoes might sound like a dream come true—especially to those who’ve endured itchy bites or battled mosquito-borne diseases. But the idea of eradicating them entirely raises all ...