Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are evading efforts to control them in growing numbers. But this may be coming to an end soon, as a group of British scientists have discovered genetic clues in a bid to ...

Mosquito and abatement experts offer suggestions to protect yourself and your family from mosquito-borne illnesses ...

Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some ...

Habits such as beer or cannabis consumption, or sleeping next to somebody the night before, make people more attractive to mosquitoes, according to a study. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay Researchers ...

Scientists have discovered genetic clues into how malaria-carrying mosquitoes are evading efforts to control them. A team has examined Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but ...

From body chemistry to skin bacteria, this video explores the surprising reasons mosquitoes prefer certain humans and what that means for disease and survival.

New research into the genetics of Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Africa, has revealed how this species is evolving in ...

Mosquitoes don’t suck blood to feed. They suck blood to breed. Breed, they have – and migrated, too – said Seth Foster, Animas Mosquito Control District manager. “I always find that insulting when I ...