For decades, Culex pipiens f. molestus was called the “London Underground Mosquito”. Most people, including scientists, ...

A large international team of researchers has discovered that the mosquitoes that live in London's underground subway evolved ...

Genetic analysis suggests a form of mosquito found in urban subway systems evolved in the Middle East thousands of years ago ...

Study traces origin of mutant London underground mosquito to Middle East - The London Underground mosquito been extensively ...

Culex pipiens mosquitoes can spread the Japanese Encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Usutu virus, and a few others. They can be found in places with cooler weather and often live near homes.

Once thought to have evolved inside the Tube network, a tunnel-dwelling mosquito might actually have emerged thousands of ...