Your blood type and your smell, and even the color of the clothes you're wearing, can affect the number of mosquito bites you ...

If you feel like you’re always getting swarmed by mosquitoes, maybe more than others, it’s not just bad luck. Mosquitoes make ...

Mosquitoes thrive in warm, wet environments — and D.C. has been serving up ideal conditions. Pooled rainwater, warm temperatures and blooming vegetation make for perfect breeding grounds. And it only ...

Pregnant women must take active measures to prevent mosquito bites to ward off malaria risk Read this article for expert tips ...

Some people naturally give off body odour or sweat that contains lactic acid—something mosquitoes absolutely love. So even ...

Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. During the day, they prefer to rest in dark, quiet places. They usually bite people at night, often late in the evening. Anopheles mosquitoes have long ...

To the naked eye, the egg of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito is just a dark speck, but under a 100-power microscope, it shows up as a fat, slightly curved cucumber, somewhat narrower at one end.