Mosquitoes
Without sprays: This is the simplest mosquito solution most of us don’t know about
Summer is almost here, and so are the annoying mosquitoes. Before stocking up on sprays and repellents, try this simple solution that many people underestimate, yet is surprisingly effective.
Baby-Buzz series offers natural protection for baby’s skin
Carrying babies in cloth treated with insecticide reduces malaria cases
Fossil of 99 million year old mosquito larva found in Myanmar amber
West Nile Virus found in northern West Bank, near Dead Sea
The mosquitoes were found in the Beit Aryeh and Peduel settlements in the West Bank and in Beit HaArava and Kalya near the northern Dead Sea.
Mosquitos with West Nile virus identified in Israel's North and South
The ministry called for citizens to take precautions to avoid contracting the virus, especially considering the strain that the coronavirus pandemic has placed on Israel’s healthcare system.
Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria
Malaria affects more than 200 million people worldwide and killed an estimated 405,000 people in 2018 - most of them babies and children under five years old.
Mosquitoes infected with West Nile found in Israel twice in one month
The West Nile virus has the potential to cause an infection in the brain, which can result in severe outcomes such as paralysis or fatality.
Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida and Texas
The mosquitoes released will all be male, which do not bite people and as such pose no risk to humans.
