It’s the season for barbecues, bonfires, and spending late summer days outside with friends and family. When enjoying the great outdoors, if you find yourself getting bitten by mosquitoes more than ...

In healthy ecosystems, mosquitoes feed on a wide range of animals, including birds, amphibians, and mammals. But when those ecosystems lose species, mosquitoes are left with fewer choices. New ...

Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects really are targeting humans more than other food sources. They say the ...

Here’s more on why mosquitoes bite, how your body reacts to those bites and why. Why do mosquitoes bite people? Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage ...

New research shows most Hawaiian forest birds carry avian malaria, fueling widespread transmission and raising extinction risks for native wildlife.

A drug that makes human blood lethal to mosquitoes also acts as a potent contact insecticide absorbed through the feet, providing a promising new approach to combating insecticide resistance. A new ...