Scientists have quantified what draws mosquitoes to people—which could help make better, life-saving bug traps.

This is the first in a series from Dr. Scott Hamilton, director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Ochsner Lafayette ...

You spray repellant, you light a citronella candle, you sit so close to the bonfire that anything within a six-inch radius of you is likely to fry -- and yet, you wake up to itchy bumps on your arms ...

Mosquitoes thrive in summer, but expert tips and treatments can help you keep them out of your backyard and protect your ...

Mosquito season is almost upon us, which means soon, calamine lotion and bug spray will be part of everyone’s summer routine.

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana contributed to an international surveillance study of populations of the Anopheles darlingi mosquito, the primary vector of malaria in ...

Mosquitoes don’t hunt randomly—new research shows they rely on a precise combination of signals to zero in on humans.

This summer may be tough for a lot of us in the D.C. region due to the deadliest animal in the world. Here’s how to prevent ...

Researchers used human and human-shaped baits to figure out how mosquitoes use cues like color and smell to change their ...

Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes—a major vector of malaria in South America—are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill and malaria more difficult to control, according ...

The Southern Nevada Health District started setting mosquito traps in March about a month ahead of schedule in response to ...

As most Utahns are painfully aware, the flood plain around the Great Salt Lake is a great place for a mosquito habitat.