Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, kill thousands of people per year. In 2023 alone, malaria killed over ...

The last few weeks have been crazy for mosquito biologists like me. We’ve been asked by reporters to make pronouncements about how the mosquito-borne Zika virus will affect human health in Latin ...

Mosquitos are the worst. They are easily one of the most annoying insects on the planet, and you feel their effects long after they've stolen a bit of your blood. They have been linked to the spread ...

Mosquitoes may have a reputation for being one of the world’s most intractable pests, but they’re actually quite tiny and fragile. So when an international team of scientists, including several at ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla (Reuters) - James David's job of controlling mosquitoes in a part of Florida that Spanish explorers once dubbed "Los Mosquitos" is often futile. But this year, the fight "feels like ...

After a mosquito bite, a tight blister can form over the puncture wound made by the insect and tension in the skin causes the pain. Scratching will only distress the traumatised skin even more. Some ...

Metro Vancouverites have likely avoided a mosquito "boom" this year. Carl Lowenberger, Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Parasitology at Simon Fraser University (SFU), says that currently there are ...

This photo shows the small cyst from which an unfortunate young fellow in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province squeezed out a maggot on August 18. The 29-year-old man, surnamed Chen, said he awoke three days ...

Mosquitoes may have a reputation for being one of the world's most intractable pests, but they're actually quite tiny and fragile. So when an international team of scientists, including several at ...