Researchers have known for decades that female mosquitoes—the ones responsible for the itchy and irritating bites that can also transmit disease—lose their desire to bite humans for several days after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some mosquitoes have become increasingly reliant on human blood, new research shows – and it's probably our own fault. A sampling ...

In a landmark global study, scientists have uncovered far greater diversity and flexibility in mosquito feeding patterns than previously thought, challenging long-held assumptions about how the ...

Malaria infections could be on the rise again as mosquitoes learn new tricks such as changing meal times and feeding on unprotected boda boda riders and early morning palm wine tappers.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health experts are bracing for Zika virus to spread to the United States by April or May, borne by a mosquito that craves human blood, feeds during the day and lives under beds and ...