Courtesy of Johan J, Ingles-Le Nobel You come in from a summer hike covered with itchy red mosquito bites, only to have your friends innocently proclaim that they don’t have any. Or you wake up ...

An army of mosquitoes swarmed and annoyed passengers on the flight that took off the day after Easter. For the duration of the almost 90-minute flight, fliers were left with no choice but to swat ...

Experts say Wisconsin will have the usual number of ticks and mosquitos this year. Ticks and mosquitos are more than pesky pests. They can carry and spread illnesses such as Lyme disease and ...

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) is predicting a possible mid-summer surge of the pesky insect in Minnesota. The MMCD is anticipating the return of a particular type of mosquito ...

Scientists are genetically modifying mosquitoes in the hope of stopping the spread of malaria. The technique, which uses genes taken from the honeybee and the African clawed frog, blocks normal ...

Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective against mosquitoes, according to a new study. Hotter temperatures may render natural insect repellents less effective ...

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialing the novel pest control method. The "toxic male ...

Male mosquitoes may be nearly as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, new research suggests. That upends the notion that only female mosquitoes bite, drink blood and spread diseases ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — According to the CDC the mosquito is the world’s deadliest creature. And as our climate warms, a recent study shows the number of mosquito days is increasing across the U.S ...

Mosquito-borne diseases seem to be everywhere this year. Towns in Massachusetts are shutting down public parks and other outdoor areas after officials learned that mosquitoes in the region are ...