How Far Can the Asian Tiger Mosquito Fly? Age and Sex Shape Its Flight Power
A new flight mill study shows that the flight capacity of Aedes albopictus varies significantly with both age and sex, ...
Tag: Parasites & Vectors
Dog Hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala Still Vulnerable to Key Dewormers, Italian Field Study Finds
A field study of naturally infected dogs in southern Italy finds that the hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala causes only mild clinical ...
AI Fecal Test Matches Expert Microscopy for Detecting Giardia in Diarrheic Dogs
A Colorado State University study found that an AI-enabled point-of-care assay detects Giardia cysts in dog feces with performance similar ...
Scientists Discover a Rare Bisexual Population in a Tick Long Thought to Reproduce Alone
Researchers have documented the first known bisexual population of the parthenogenetic tick Amblyomma rotundatum, with males and females produced in ...
Larval Insecticide Exposure and Warmer Temperatures Reshape West Nile Virus Risk from Culex Mosquitoes
A new study finds that sublethal permethrin exposure during the larval stage interacts with elevated adult temperature to increase West ...
Peatland Rewetting Reshapes Mosquito Communities in Unexpected Ways, Study Finds
A two-year study in North-East German peatlands shows that Anopheles algeriensis thrives in rewetted bogs while Anopheles claviger clusters in ...
Ticks Hunt Mostly at Night, Year-Long Study of European Tick Behaviour Finds
A year-round, round-the-clock field study in England shows that the European tick Ixodes ricinus quests predominantly at night and that ...
Your Evening Garden May Matter More Than Your Yard’s Mosquitoes, Study Finds
A Florida smartphone-based study found that evening outdoor activity, not yard mosquito abundance, best predicts human mosquito-bite exposure.
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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