Health authorities in Victoria and NSW are warning of an increased risk of potentially life threatening mosquito-borne disease. What can you do to protect yourself and your family?

By blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, modern homes often invite mosquitoes. But there are ways to prevent them and the diseases they carry explain University of Melbourne experts

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the principal vectors of dengue and continue to pose a threat to human health, with ongoing urbanization, climate change, and trade all impacting the distribution and abun...

Pest management programs can operate more effectively when movement patterns of target species are known. As individual insects are difficult to track, genomic data can instead be used to infer moveme...

Fruit flies have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries over the last century. They should be celebrated – not sprayed.

Genetic mixing aims to increase the genetic diversity of small or isolated populations, by mitigating genetic drift and inbreeding depression, either by maximally increasing genetic diversity, or min...

We meet Dr Perran Ross - a mosquito researcher and learn about his work to better understand these unwelcome garden visitors.

Summer is no fun when mosquitoes are biting. Insect repellent creams, sprays, and lotions are safe and effective but there are alternatives. Here’s what works and what doesn’t!