The findings might overturn a widely held belief that only females pose a disease risk to people, though more research is ...

The team identified the DNA of 86 different animals, representing around 80 percent of the vertebrate species that the caught ...

The research took place at the DeLuca Preserve, a protected conservation area managed by the University of Florida about 80 miles south of Orlando. Over eight months, the team collected tens of ...

Female mosquitoes have strong proboscises that can puncture the skin of animals, allowing the insects to suck their blood. Male mosquitoes, on the other hand, do not—with their weaker mouth anatomy, ...

Here’s more on why mosquitoes bite, how your body reacts to those bites and why. Why do mosquitoes bite people? Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage ...

It’s the season for barbecues, bonfires, and spending late summer days outside with friends and family. When enjoying the great outdoors, if you find yourself getting bitten by mosquitoes more than ...

In a landmark global study, scientists have uncovered far greater diversity and flexibility in mosquito feeding patterns than previously thought, challenging long-held assumptions about how the ...

An animal-rights activist is urging people not to kill mosquitoes, but instead to let the insects bite them He said that killing mosquitoes is "embarrassing for anti-specists who realise they are ...

Engineers have turned one of nature’s most reviled body parts into a precision tool, using the hollow feeding tubes of dead ...

A drug that makes human blood lethal to mosquitoes also acts as a potent contact insecticide absorbed through the feet, providing a promising new approach to combating insecticide resistance. A new ...

Mosquitoes carry DNA from dozens of animals, creating tiny “libraries” of wildlife. Researchers show these insects could ...