The ‘mosquito factory’ breeding genetically-engineered insects to fight malaria - IN FOCUS: Malaria cases have skyrocketed in ...

Malaria mosquitoes track humans by scent, not random flight, revealing why some people are bitten more at night.

The findings might overturn a widely held belief that only females pose a disease risk to people, though more research is ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

Mosquitoes that had been exposed to pesticides figured out how to steer clear. Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more ...

No one likes mosquitoes, especially your pets. Since mosquitoes carry diseases, they're also dangerous for you and your pets. What can you do to keep them safe this summer? Use Screens In Your Doors ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue researcher and a team of scientists working on a new insecticide argue that mosquitoes should not simply be made extinct due to their role in various ecosystems.

Mosquitoes in Minnesota — a classic yet annoying staple of the state's warm season — may not yet be top of mind for most. Experts, however, are already predicting they could be unavoidable this summer ...

Look forward to bugs dying in cold weather? What we know about why some big mosquitoes could still bite you this winter, even after a freeze.

First of all, it’s not in your head. Mosquitoes really do prefer some people to others, says Dr. Jonathan Day, a medical entomologist and mosquito expert at the University of Florida. And that time ...