Mosquito gut bacteria, parasites, and viruses are the real reason mosquito bites can be so dangerous. A mosquito does not wake up planning to harm humans. It bites to survive. But inside its gut lives ...

SEATTLE — New research from the University of Washington dives into the minds of mosquitoes to understand how they find their targets. To see what happens inside a mosquito’s brain when it’s looking ...

Scientists discovered a smell receptor in mosquitoes that detects the plant compound borneol and triggers an immediate ...

New research shows how a natural plant compound flips a built-in “avoid” switch in the mosquito brain and why that could lead to better repellents ...

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of ...