The monarch held an audience with Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, who presented Charles with a copy of his memoir.

These golden blooms are a common sight in a vegetable garden because they’re so good at keeping pests away. Marigolds ( Tagetes) are known to repel nematodes, whiteflies, squash bugs, aphids, thrips, ...

Many RV owners notice stink bugs appearing inside their campers in early spring, late summer, and fall. The insects are not looking for food. They are searching for sheltered places to survive the ...

In the rapidly disappearing Atlantic Forest, mosquitoes are adapting to a human-dominated landscape. Scientists found that many species now prefer feeding on people rather than the forest’s diverse ...

Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus affecting millions of people each year, with symptoms ranging from flu-like illness to severe bleeding and organ failure. Scientists are now using Wolbachia, a ...

Releasing sterile wolbachia-infected male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into the wild may reduce vector populations and dengue infection risk. The percentage of residents who tested positive for dengue ...

As deforestation and habitat loss drive down wildlife populations, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to another source for their blood meal: humans. That’s the finding of a new study in Brazil’s ...

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Scientists found that some mosquitoes really are targeting humans more than other food sources, but it could be a matter of convenience as biodiversity dwindles and other food sources are displaced ...

In a redeeming development for one of nature’s most universally denounced pests, researchers from McGill and Drexel Universities have discovered that mosquito stingers might one day be used for ...

Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D. Credit...Cheriss May for The New York Times Supported by Lost ...