Now that summer is in full swing, mosquitoes have come out across the United States. The use of mosquito repellents can protect both your health and sanity this summer. Mosquito females bite people to ...

A type of mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground has a much older origin in the Mediterranean, according to a new genetic study. The myth originated during World War II ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

An invasive mosquito species known for transmitting diseases has been detected in the city of Dublin, the first detection of the species in the city, Alameda County officials confirmed Tuesday. The ...

L uciano Moreira, a vector biologist and the project lead of the World Mosquito Program in Brazil, has always been driven by solving people’s problems. As a kid, he concocted blends of house-cleaning ...

Arizona State University researchers are uncovering the Valley’s mosquito hot spots to help Maricopa County get ahead of the next West Nile virus outbreak. Trump tells Democrats to ‘do something’ ...

A Long Island resident tested positive for chikungunya virus, marking New York’s first locally acquired case since 2019, state health officials announced. The CDC issued a travel warning for China, ...

Tourists are often surprised when asked what they think is the deadliest animal in Africa and the answer is: after humans, mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature. Every year, almost 600 ...

There is now only one place left in the world without mosquitoes, after three were found in previously unoccupied Iceland. It comes as rising temperatures around the world make their survival possible ...