Dr. Gary Kirkilas, a pediatrician at Phoenix Children’s, says he has been seeing many parents with concerns about mosquito bites on their children.

These warm summer days can offer a lot of outdoor fun -- but can come with some pesky trouble. People dealing with spider or mosquito bites often find it hard to tell the difference. And it's ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — For summertime ...

A new study from Clemson University, believed to be the first controlled bite study of its kind, tested whether Joro spiders ...

Mosquitoes can certainly ruin a cookout, pool party, or summer soiree fast, but they’re not equal-opportunity annoyances: Some folks bear the brunt of the biting and buzzing, while others remain ...

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus, evolved from the bird ...

As fall arrives, cooler weather and seasonal rains bring new challenges for keeping mosquitoes away. Greater LA Vector Control advises that rain barrels, roof gutters and outdoor drains are especially ...

One New York county reported its first case of West Nile virus in six years, and mosquitoes carrying the more deadly Eastern equine encephalitis have been detected. Onondaga County in New York ...