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

Discover how mosquitoes adapt to droughts by biting more frequently to stay hydrated, increasing disease spread.

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.

Scratching an itch is almost irresistible — even though it can make a problem worse. Now researchers have discovered a ...

Cathrine Abbott-Coetzee believed she had a relatively harmless mosquito bite but within two days, her health deteriorated and ...

Could that rash be an insect bite? And what kind of bug bit you? The answers aren't so easy to figure out. Even for experts, it can be challenging to decipher insect bites. Using your skin's ...