Though the Pine-Sol mosquito control hack may offer some relief, there are far more effective ways to keep these bugs at bay.

Twenty-one children are among 33 people who have died in Cuba of the mosquito-borne chikungunya and dengue viruses since July, authorities said Monday. Most of the deaths were attributed to ...

HAVANA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Cuba on Monday confirmed the deaths of 33 people from mosquito-borne illnesses in recent months in an epidemic that has hit at least one-third of the population, according to ...

A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...

HAVANA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the ...

Every time you step outside, you pick up two or three bites. You’re swatting miniature pests left and right, and it seems like something is always buzzing in your ear. No, you’re not crazy. The ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—It can carry life-threatening diseases. It’s difficult to find and hard to kill. And it’s obsessed with human blood. The Aedes aegypti is a species of mosquito that people like ...

(KRON) — A “dangerous and invasive mosquito” — known for spreading illnesses like Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever — has been discovered in Santa Clara County, according to officials. The ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since time immemorial, mosquitoes have been geographically restricted due to cold temperatures in Earth’s arctic regions, but climate change is ...

A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...