The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2 ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Mosquitoes primarily rely on carbon dioxide to locate their targets, Swiger said.

Researchers have identified the molecular pathway that allows male mosquitoes to hear females, a factor that’s crucial to their reproduction. The discovery could lead to the development of ...

Engineered microbes may find use in living, long-term mosquito repellent By Ben Coxworth July 30, 2024 Unlike their natural counterparts, two types of genetically engineered skin bacteria don't ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Cary Barbor, was originally published by WGCU. The ...

This week, a New Hampshire man died of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare but extremely serious disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus. Human cases of EEE have also been reported in Wisconsin ...

Pessimists who fear that science is exhausting nature’s mysteries can take fresh hope from a newly published book: The Natural History of Mosquitoes, by Dr. Marston Bates (Macmillan; $5). Mosquitoes ...

What do mosquitoes think about? Principally, sex and food. But the Army Quartermaster Corps, which has studied mosquitoes intimately in hopes of crossing soldiers off the mosquito menu, has discovered ...

MARSHALL, Texas - If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service ...