If you feel like mosquitoes bite you more than others, you might be right. Studies show that about 20% of people are very ...

When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction within your body.

(Fortunately for humans, male mosquitoes don’t feast on blood ... which make the blood vessels around the mosquito bite swell ...

TMT involves genetically modifying male mosquitoes so that they produce toxic proteins in their sperm. When they mate with females, the latter experience a reduced lifespan, which decreases their ...

The "toxic male technique" involves breeding mosquitoes with venomous proteins in their semen, which kill females after mating. It is to be noted that only female mosquitoes bite and drink blood ...

A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects.

Minnesotans are well acquainted with the itchy, red bumps resulting from pesky mosquito bites after a summer evening outdoors. For those susceptible to skeeter syndrome and mosquito-borne viruses ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

Up to 30 percent of mosquito bites with the potential to deliver malaria occur indoors during the day when typical control strategies aren’t used, research published yesterday (May 16) in PNAS finds.

Women expecting to become pregnant and their male partners who plan travel to these regions should consult with their doctors and follow strict measures to avoid mosquito bites.

the regional government-funded Biological Pest Control Centre in Valencia successfully sterilises and releases about 45,000 male mosquitoes weekly. They can then pair with females – whose bite ...