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Scratching away at your mosquito bites after spending the day outside? Those irritable itches are a reaction to mosquito bites. But what causes your skin to react that way? Here’s more on why ...

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It's bound to happen at a summer picnic, a peaceful walk in the woods or simply sitting in your backyard… a mosquito targets ...

If watching animals feast on human blood for 30-plus hours isn't your idea of fun, don't worry. The robot can do it. Rice University bioengineers have teamed up with tropical medicine experts from ...

The copious amount of rain and snow that accelerated California’s drought recovery has triggered the state’s next public health concern — and this one sucks your blood. Mosquitoes require water to ...

Since mosquitoes collect blood, could they be tools for monitoring the spread of disease? University of Auckland researchers are investigating just that. Led by Professor Jacqueline Beggs, the project ...

Bioengineers and experts in tropical medicine have invented a new way of studying mosquito feeding behavior using technology instead of live volunteers. Their open-source design combines automated ...

Here’s more on why mosquitoes bite, how your body reacts to those bites and why. Why do mosquitoes bite people? Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage ...

Culex Pipiens mosquitos collected in 2018 by the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District at Seymour Park in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood wait to be tested. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee ...