Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage on human blood. Why? Because they need ...

Mosquito bites are an (unfortunate) inevitability of spending more time in nature, and during the summer months, sometimes it simply does not matter how much bug spray you apply. If you are battling ...

SO FAR, NO REPORTS OF ANYONE GETTING SICK. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MOSQUITOES STARTING TO SHOW UP AGAIN. IF YOU’RE BITTEN, IT OFTEN LEADS TO AN ITCHY BUMP. IT’S SO ANNOYING. BUT KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT ...

We all know them, and we all get annoyed by them. Mosquitoes may be tiny, but their bites can pack an irritating punch. Attracted by our body heat, carbon dioxide and even certain scents, mosquitoes ...

(WJW) – Most people experience mild discomfort and itchiness when bitten by a mosquito, but if you have an extreme reaction, you may have what is called “Skeeter syndrome.” An article from University ...

There are millions of mosquitoes swarming, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the skin. “Their saliva deposits in the skin from where the bite is, and it’s causing a reaction to that saliva ...

African charcoal paste is a traditional remedy that has been used for centuries to relieve insect bite itching ...

On long summer days, there’s almost nothing better than relaxing in the park, sprawled out on the grass, soaking up the warm sunshine. While the idea of being able to spend more time outside is one ...

You can run, but you can’t hide from mosquitoes. In fact, running might make it worse—mosquitoes love it when you work up a sweat—although it’s not so much the sweat that attracts them as the carbon ...

Some people say banana peels do the trick. Others swear by butter, nail polish or a hair dryer turned on high and aimed at the invasion site. And then there's you, ogling a shelf-full of various ...