Learn how the common vegetable deters mating behavior in winged insects — and why it could be an eco-friendly and affordable ...

Garlic, as your grandmother may have told you, repels mosquitoes; it also completely blocks them from mating and laying eggs.

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, ...

A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...

People have touted garlic as a potential weapon against mosquitoes before. Often, though, this has involved using garlic as a repellant, either by directly applying it to the skin or eating it in ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team demonstrated that when female Tongeia fischeri, a near-threatened ...