Curated Video
Cuba to host regional Zika conference
Cuba announced Thursday it will host a conference bringing together top health officials from around the region to share ways to combat the outbreak of the Zika virus, as well as other mosquito-borne diseases.So far, Cuba has had...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Health concerns on the rise in flooded communities in Peru
The heavy rains in northern Peru seem to be gone but the water remains stagnant in many poor communities, where a lot of kids are getting stomach diseases and fever
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Mosquito Blitz Bomber, Geoffrey DeHavilland Demonstrates
Men roll the Mosquito bomber out of a hangar / Geoffrey DeHavilland, son of its designer, places board on wing and against fusilage / DeHavilland and officers at plane, plane takes off, DeHavilland in cockpit / aerial footage of ground /...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Mosquitos infectados para combatir enfermedades en Miami
Producidos por una compania llamada MosquitoMate con sede en Kentucky miles de mosquito infectados con una bacteria llamada Wolbachia forman parte de un proyecto del estado de Florida para combatir el contagio de enfermedades como el...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : World Cup: Fans and residents bugged in Volgograd
Swarms of mosquitoes and midges descend on Volgograd the city on the banks of the river Volga in Russia disturbing World Cup fans and locals
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Noriega's Panama mansions ordered demolish
Workers started demolishing mansions owned by imprisoned ex-dictator Manuel Noriega and his daughter Thursday on orders of Panamanian authorities who said they had become breeding grounds for dengue-bearing mosquitos and a hideout for...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Garbage crisis brings cholera to Yemen's historic Taez
Mounds of stinking garbage line the streets of Yemen's historic city of Taez once renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the country but now torn apart by war and becoming a breeding ground for mosquitos as well as deadly...
Bloomberg
How Genetic Engineering Tool Crispr Could Change Humanity
June 1 -- Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or Crispr, is a new genetic engineering tool that allows scientists to easily move around the genes of any living creature. In this episode of Sooner Than You Think,...
Sky News
MALASIA: Scientists are working on a pioneering programme to tackle dengue fever
VOICED: The World Health Organisation is warning half the worlds population, is now at risk from Dengue Fever.
It's a severe viral infection, normally spread by mosquitoes, with no widely available treatment..
The disease is normally...
Curated OER
The Mosquito
Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths than any other living creature. How? Watch this video to learn why these tiny insects can be so deadly.
TED-Ed
Cheese, Dogs, and a Pill to Kill Mosquitoes and End Malaria
This is a fantastic demonstration of how out-of-the-box science can serve the needs of mankind and save millions of lives. Bart Knois takes his audience through the step-by-step process of his research to kill mosquitoes and fight...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: How Mosquitos Fly in the Rain
By viewing high-speed videos of raindrops hitting mosquitos, learn how insects are able to fly in the rain by calculating the impact forces of raindrops on flying mosquitoes.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Health Brigades in Managua's Neighborhoods
A brief video explaining mosquito control in Nicaragua. [1:01]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Mosquito Life Cycle
A brief video explaining the life cycle of the mosquito. [1:16]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Mosquito Vector Education Program in Nicaragua
A brief video explaining an innovative mosquito control program in Nicaragua. [1:05]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Malaria Update
New research tackles the question of why don't mosquitoes get malaria. [6:43]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Researchers Make a Stink to Fight Mosquitoes
Researchers are using new smells to confuse hungry mosquitoes and keep them from making meals of us. [13:12]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 9
Learn about a variety of interesting pest stories like mosquito munchies, the truth about earwigs, and holy wings Batman! [2:57]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 18
Find out about some household pests playing possum, mosquitoes who not welcome, and bees vs. wasps! [3:09]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 2: Episode 14
Learn about a variety of interesting pests stories like the sweet lives of bees, a case of mistaken identity, and the perks of being queen! [3:21]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Controlling Mosquitoes With Bacteria
Can a bacterial infection be a useful weapon in the fight against mosquito-borne illnesses?