Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year by transmitting malaria ...

In Southeast Asia, mosquitoes in the Anopheles genus range from species that prefer humans to species that favor other primates, such as gibbons and orangutans. By sequencing DNA from 11 mosquito ...

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 ...

The preference of some mosquitoes in the Anopheles leucosphyrus (Leucosphyrus) group—including those that transmit ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida has plenty of invasive species, and scientists are keeping their eye on a new one that has made its way to the Sunshine State. A report released Wednesday by the ...

A mosquito known only by its scientific name, Culex lactator, is the latest to establish in the Sunshine State, according to a new study. Another new mosquito species has made its way across the ...

A perfect storm of conditions is making mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, a big threat to human health.

Have you ever wondered why your garden feels like a buffet for biting insects the moment you step outside? Some backyards ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s a new type of moquito in town. It traveled to Florida from across the tropics and brought with it new disease concerns. A mosquito known only by its scientific name, Culex ...

Randy Vaeth has been watching the plane take off a lot these days. As assistant director for East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control, he's one of the officials who decides when to ...