Researchers from Australia’s Macquarie University have developed a novel approach to combat these pests called the "toxic ...

"Toxic male technique" genetically engineers male insects to produce insect-specific venom proteins in their semen.

GENETICALLY engineered “toxic male” mosquitoes could help kill off disease-spreading females. Scientists say the gene-hacked ...

Diseases such as malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever are spread by the females of the Aedes aegypti and ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking biological method to combat insect pests by shortening the lifespan of female ...

Male flies have been genetically engineered to produce poisonous proteins in their seminal fluid, a technique that could be ...

Australian researchers engineered a new way to hinder the reproduction of disease-carrying mosquitoes using the TMT.

The whole courtship ritual for humans is a complicated affair, as it entails looks, personality, social cues, and the works. ...

A biotechnology firm has been seeking approval from the federal government to release genetically modified mosquitoes in ...

A new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of ...