It’s easy to assume that you can take out mosquitoes effortlessly with a little pesticide, but a surprising new study found that the little blood-suckers are smarter at evading this protective measure ...

The body of a female mosquito fills up as she sucks blood from a photographer's hand at Everglades National Park in Flamingo, Florida. Researchers studied two mosquito species that are common in ...

(NEW YORK) — Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more difficult, according to new research. Scientists who studied two ...

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile have already begun terrorizing New Jersey — two weeks earlier than last year, according to state data. As of June 7, the potentially fatal illness has been found in 10 ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It’s Bat Appreciation Month! NewsChannel 7 Today was joined by Cindy Mulla from the Beach Mosquito Control District to talk more ...

Genetic studies have revealed that when male mosquitoes lose their hearing, they also lose their sex lives. The surprising discovery could lead to new ways to reduce mosquito populations and the ...

Michigan’s record-setting warm winter has led to an unusually early arrival of mosquitoes, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll have a bad spring with these biting pests. Multiple sustained warm-ups ...

When it comes to preventing mosquito bites, many people turn to the obvious solutions: bug sprays or just staying indoors. But there are other effective, science-backed ways to keep those pesky ...

Mosquitoes tend to be seen as an almost universal negative, at least in the lives of humans. While they serve as a food source for plenty of other animals and may even pollinate some plants, they also ...

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 ...