Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. And that means bug bites. When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood.

The mosquito pierces your skin with their "proboscis," their feeding mouth part. But the proboscis isn't a single, straight, ...

Mosquito-borne diseases are those that are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- There's an old joke that mosquitoes are like family: They are annoying, but they carry your blood. Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States.

Search online, and you’ll find a laundry list of tips to stop the itch, like pressing a hot spoon onto a bite, or using The Bug Bite Thing, a suction tool meant to draw mosquito saliva out of ...

A TikTok video showing a mosquito with a mysterious serial number on its body has gone viral, sparking speculation, conspiracy theories, and jokes among viewers. The footage starts with a person ...

In a potentially huge development for fashion in tropical countries, an entomologist has come up with a Spandex-polyester weave that’s impermeable to the proboscis of the mosquito ...

The mosquito inserts its proboscis and sucks up food which the ant squeezes from its stomach. Both parties seem to enjoy this interchange. The mosquito vibrates its wings with pleasure; ...

Give your vampire-fighting allies something worth fighting for. Provide a safe environment with a variety of foods, water, ...

Sure, of course. I’d been on this scenic island trail before, and anyway, it was only April. Everyone knows mosquitoes never veer from their day planners. I donned hiking pants and boots, but by ...

It’s always a muggy Washington summer inside the U.S. Army’s insectary, the nursery where researchers grow mosquitoes from eggs into adults.The temperature is kept at a toasty 82 degrees, with ...