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

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

Not all mosquitoes are to blame, however. Every bloodsucking malaria vector comes from those within the group Anopheles leucosphyrus, which encompasses a comparatively small portion of the planet’s ...

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 ...

Despite years of heavy spending on mosquito control, Culex infestation continues to plague Dhaka, with residents reporting a sharp rise in mosquito density in recent weeks. From Kalyanpur and Gabtoli ...

The most dangerous animal to humans? You’ve probably encountered it. In fact, you’ve probably been attacked by it. And now ...

Southern California has experienced significant temperature fluctuations in the last two weeks of February 2026, shifting from cooler, active weather to intense, summer-like heat—a pattern experts ...

The hills are green and the black-legged ticks are out in droves, though whether or not Lyme disease is prevalent among them remains to be determined. At the Butte County Mosquito and ...

From summer evenings to global disease prevention, mosquito repellents are a daily defense for billions of people, yet until ...

An international research team has identified a key odorant receptor that enables mosquitoes to detect and avoid ...