Mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue, Zika, and yellow fever, continue to pose a significant global health threat, ...

“[The paper] shows that details of a blood sucking mosquito can be nicely preserved in a medium other than amber,” paleontologist George Poinar of Oregon State University, who was not involved in this ...

Researcher Dale Greenwalt at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., has discovered that a 46 million-year-old fossilized mosquito in the Smithsonian’s collection is engorged with blood. The ...

Watch out for trick-or-skeeters this Halloween. US researchers might have discovered the real reason why mosquitoes crave our blood so much — because it tastes like candy to them. “We think the taste ...

What does your blood taste like to a mosquito? Researchers recently discovered that the delectable flavor of human blood sends sensory neurons igniting like fireworks in a mosquito's syringe-like ...

Mosquitoes have a taste for human blood, because our blood is "salty and sweet," according to newly published research. The study, published in the scientific journal Neuron, notes female mosquitoes ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As summer kicks into full swing, so does mosquito season — and the recent rain is bringing them out more than usual. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

Several studies have found that mosquitos may prefer to bite individuals with Type O blood over other blood types. However, it is important to note that a number of factors may influence the insect’s ...