For decades, Culex pipiens f. molestus was called the “London Underground Mosquito”. Most people, including scientists, believed molestus rapidly evolved from an existing species in northern European ...

Culex quinquefasciatus is a significant carrier ... clever hacks to banish pesky mosquitos from your bird bath. The Culex pipiens, or common house mosquito, is one of the most widespread mosquito ...

As Science News noted, “Even if the mosquitoes prove competent at passing along Zika, there remain questions of whether their tastes, behavior, and ecology will lead them to actually do so.” ...