Sourced from an Australian plant toxin, nitisinone can turn a mosquito's everyday lunch into a fatal last meal. Mosquitoes may have just met their match: A prescription drug already used to treat a ...

If you’ve ever wondered how much blood a mosquito actually takes from you during that annoying bite, prepare to be surprised: it’s not a lot at least, not for a human! But for the mosquito, it’s a ...

Science has proven that mosquitoes love to feast on Type O blood. Growing up in Puerto Rico, I was used to seeing my arms and legs covered in mosquito bites after a full day at the beach. There was no ...

The DC area has seen rain all week and we know with the mixture of rain and warm weather is a recipe for mosquitoes popping up in the masses. So our Verify team checked out a buzzing rumor about a ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study found that an already-existing drug could, when taken by humans, turn blood into mosquito poison that kills the bugs within hours. The study, recently published in ...

Some people feel like they are so-called "mosquito magnets" because they seem to get more than their fair share of bites. There are many popular theories for why someone might be a preferred snack, ...

For starters, a mosquito can transmit pathogens at the probing stage, which happens before it starts feeding. "It kind of ...

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 ...

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

Female Aedes mosquitoes signal that copulation can proceed by subtly extending their genitalia. Female mosquitoes that ...