The very productive female mosquito can lay 100 to 200 eggs in about an inch of water. It takes about a day for those eggs to hatch, creating new mosquitoes that will bite you.

While males lack a strong proboscis to pierce skin, they do have bushy antennae which allows them to detect the pheromones released by female mosquitos. Beyond the peculiarities and interesting ...

A mosquito’s proboscis — the elongated part of its mouth it uses to bite humans — has two tubes. One tube is used for sucking blood from humans. The other injects saliva into the bite.

They can extract blood using specialized mouthparts called proboscis which can pierce the host’s skin. Conversely, male ...

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

Mosquito bites are much more than just a red and itchy summertime nuisance. The diseases that they carry are notoriously ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 700,000 people every year, according to the World Health Organization, and the ...

It sounds plausible that garlic — a plant known for its pungent odor — would repel mosquitoes.

South Carolina has three of the most mosquito-infested cities in the U.S. for 2025, Orkin says. Here’s which SC cities are on the list.

Add plant matter (hay, straw, leaves) to the bucket. Add water to the bucket, making a nice little pond for the mosquitoes. Drop in ¼ of a mosquito dunk, or the amount indicated on the package.

Discover why certain individuals attract mosquitoes more than others. New research explores the role of skin chemistry and microbiota in mosquito attraction, shedding light on how body odor and ...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year.