Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female's wingbeats. Imagine researchers' surprise when a single change ...

Male mosquitoes are being genetically modified to produce spider and sea anemone venom. These venoms are then transferred to female mosquitoes during mating, leading to a reduction in their lifespan.

One interesting idea to fend off the disease-carrying bugs comes from a company called Oxitec, which genetically modifies male mosquitoes to carry a lethal gene. Those bugs mate with female ...

Male mosquitoes don't bite so they can't spread disease, but they can still mate with wild Australian female mosquitoes and pass on their genes—both the lethal gene and other genes naturally ...

On a still night, as the air is thick with silence, the sharp, whining buzz of a mosquito shatters ... and fertility in their female mates. 7 This physiological response is caused by seminal fluid ...