These mosquitoes, like the Culex, love wet conditions but they don't like the cold weather. However, Kluh said she theorizes the Aedes aegypti might not have completely gone into hibernation during ...

The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2.9 to 1.6 million years ago. This overlaps with the same period in which ...

A severe reaction years ago changed how I approach long days outdoors — and why MLF’s new OFF! partnership makes practical ...

Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

CDC warns travelers about a chikungunya virus outbreak in five countries. Learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites. (Photo: Adobe Stock) ...

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said there were 47 human cases of West Nile in the Twin Cities last year, much greater than the previous high of 28.

But the next time you squash one of these bloodsuckers, consider this: you are participating in a bitter rivalry that goes back to the time of Homo erectus. It turns out that mosquitoes have been ...

Mosquitoes are out in full force earlier than expected in Los Angeles and Orange counties after recent heavy rainfall.

Knockout Mosquito & Tick Control, a locally owned and family operated mosquito and tick control company, is now offering 2026 ...

A dead mosquito's feeding tube costs about 80 cents. A commercial glass nozzle for high-resolution 3D printing runs around ...