Here’s how to keep these biting pests away from your family. When you’re trying to enjoy your flower garden or tending your tomatoes, nothing’s more annoying than the constant whine of mosquitoes.

Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S ...

But Dr. Kevin Caillouet, director of the Mosquito Abatement District, defended the price of the helicopter by saying they ...

New research reveals a key protein, Orco, vital for a mosquito’s sense of smell. Disrupting this protein significantly reduces their ability to detect humans & feed, impacting disease spread.

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

It's called Metarhizium, and it's a parasitic fungus that lures insects to their death with an odorous compound called ...

Clustered red bumps on ankles and feet are often flea bites. Understand the signs, treatment, and how to eliminate fleas from ...

Discover why some people get swarmed while others escape bites and what really causes that irresistible itchy bump.

A fast-moving mosquito-borne virus is gaining ground in several parts of the world, prompting federal health officials to ...

In a new study published in Nature, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified mosquitoes in Tanzania that ...

From silencing squeaky metalworks to killing weeds, cooking oil does more than impart delicious flavors to food. But as with ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in ...