mosquitoes
The mosquito has killed billions and changed our DNA—and it’s going to get worse
There is very little of our history the insect has not touched and a warming planet means it will expand its territory
How to survive the worst bugs ever
We went to the centre of Canada. No human had ever made the trip, but countless bugs were right at home.
Could Canadian mosquitoes transmit the Zika virus?
The common wisdom is that Canadian mosquitoes cannot transmit the Zika virus. The truth is that scientists don’t really know.
Why the Zika virus inspired a stunning travel advisory
The Zika virus wasn’t seen as much of a threat. But it’s exploded in Brazil, and new research suggests it may be causing birth defects in infants
Spermless mosquitoes could reduce malaria outbreaks
Mosquito-borne diseases kills nearly 800,000 each year
Mosquitoes are eating us alive
They’re causing uncommon havoc this summer. Parkhill, Ont. is the epicentre of itch.
I fought the lawn, and the lawn won
FESCHUK: Every year I dream of a verdant backyard, and I wind up a raving weed whacker
Building a better mosquito
We’ve used insecticide to fight diseases like malaria. Now there’s a new way: genetically modified mosquitoes.
Two sides of Moore’s Law
I suppose a lot of you have seen the astonishing video of the Intellectual Ventures Mosquito Death Ray. It’s a can’t-believe-your-eyes proof-of-concept so irresistible that the time to it being monetized as a mass-market product that sits on your porch must surely be a matter of months. Remember how quickly Apple went from being a computer manufacturer to being a music company that happened to have a sideline in computers? You think the same thing could happen with Microsoft and pest control?