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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...