The Gates Foundation has firmly denied reports circulating on social media suggesting its founder, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, is behind the rapid increase in the number of mosquitoes ...

Kenyanresearchers suggest one secret to fighting off mosquitoes may lie within thebodies of other insects.A new study revealsthat extracting oil from termites and locusts, then mixing it with ...

A new modelling study shows that if long-lasting insecticidal nets were widely and consistently used in Kebbi State, Nigeria, malaria cases could fall dramatically, with up to 98% of infections ...

We are going to have more bugs that are happier to live here if it stays warmer here longer,” said Hannah Burrack, professor ...

A new study has detected a DNA marker in a gene encoding a key enzyme known as cytochrome P450 that helps mosquitoes to break ...

By Milliam MurigiBy Milliam MurigiAcross Africa, new-generation bed nets are being rolled out to fight malaria and tackle growing insecticide resistance.Unlike the standard insecticide- treated nets ...

Install insect netting immediately after transplanting seedlings or your seeds germinate to prevent common pests from ...

Although we love the natural world, we don't really love it when it starts attacking our veggies just as they begin to thrive. There is nothing as disappointing as going out to check your crops in the ...

The Brooklyn Nets (8-19) hit the road for one final game before Christmas, a road tilt with the division rival Philadelphia 76ers (16-11). The Nets entered the City of Brotherly Love riding the high ...

From the start of the season to now, the Nets defense has gone from sieve to stout. On Sunday, it was smothering. The Nets pulled away for a 96-81 rout of the Raptors before a sellout crowd of 17,548 ...