Why is it that some people seem to constantly get bit by mosquitoes while others escape biteless? Summer is typically the time when these pesky bugs, sometimes jokingly referred to as Florida’s state ...

People who live in the tropical areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reside have probably known for centuries, or even millennia—thanks to their itchy bites—that the mosquitoes hunt most often at dawn ...

With summer rain come mosquitoes, and with mosquitoes come not just itchy bites but the risk of diseases such as West Nile virus, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria, Zika virus and yellow fever, among ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

Common insect bites can come from mosquitoes, chiggers and no-see-ums. Experts outline key ways to figure out which insect bite you have. Treatment for these insect bites is the same: topical or oral ...

If you feel like you’re always getting swarmed by mosquitoes, maybe more than others, it’s not just bad luck. Mosquitoes make choices, and they’re guided by your scent, your breath, and even your ...

Summer in Florida brings increased bug activity and itchy bites from pests like chiggers, no-see-ums and mosquitoes. Chiggers are tiny mites that leave itchy rashes, often around ankles, knees, waists ...