AUSTIN (KXAN) — With spring-like temperatures being enjoyed across Central Texas, crane flies are mating and popping up on trails, on your porch, and all too often in your house. Typically ...

From the perspective of viruses spread by insects, or arboviruses, making the evolutionary leap from insects to humans is a tough battle. Viruses cannot replicate very well in humans, which means ...

Genetic engineering has been used for years to control populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes. Typically, these approaches slow reproduction by releasing hordes of male insects that are ...

You can then cover exposed areas with insect repellent ... a 2018 study explored whether eating certain foods could change ...

While in college, Omar Akbari worked as a public service intern testing the local mosquito population for human pathogens and eradicating these insects with chemicals. During this experience, he felt ...

A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes and destructive crop pests ...

But so called mosquito eaters, or crane-flies, are their own species and mosquitoes aren't on the menu. Tom Miller talked with entomologist Wizzie Brown about why we're seeing a burst of them in ...