Southwest Sydney has been taken over by “swarms” of mosquitoes, with the crisis stemming from an outbreak of the weed frogbit at the Sydney Water Water Recycling Plant (WRP) at Warwick Farm.

Climate change and extreme weather have the potential to increase cases of mosquito-borne diseases and push the insects into new areas of Australia, according to medical and research science experts.

Male mosquitoes that fail to hear potential females do not end up mating — a phenomenon that could have major implications for insect-borne disease spread, a new study has determined.

There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the ...

Scientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika, after showing that deaf male insects struggle to mate and breed.

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Research shows that Asaia bacteria can speed up the development of mosquito larvae, aiding disease control programs. These findings may improve the efficiency of mass mosquito breeding. Scientists ...