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 ...

We've all experienced those frustrating moments when you're trying to catch a mosquito, only to have it vanish into thin air. Well, those days might soon be over, thanks to the Bzigo Iris ...

However, the paper points out that 700,000 people die each year from mosquito bites — we didn’t verify that, but according to the article that’s twice the number of people murdered each year.

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 ...

As a bonus, plants that smell terrible to mosquitoes smell great to humans, so your patio will be enhanced by both the natural mosquito repellent and the sweet scent of flowers. These are the best ...

Whether you're camping, hiking or picnicking, you'll need a bug spray to keep tick and mosquito bites at bay. To put insect repellents to the test we picked the 20 best bug sprays from top brands ...

As global temperatures rise due to climate change, mosquito season has lengthened across much of the contiguous United States, a development that scientists warn could heighten the risk of ...

Image: DeBeaubien and Chandel et al. Behold and cower at the sight of a human arm as seen by a mosquito. That’s right: the bloodsuckers rely on thermal infrared to find a good spot to bite ...

Four Massachusetts towns — Douglas, Oxford, Sutton and Webster — have enacted a voluntary evening lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease.

By Amanda Holpuch One person has died in New Hampshire after being infected with the mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis, and four others have contracted the rare disease caused by ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Cook County Department of Public Health rates the current risk level for getting the West Nile virus as high. This means what might start out as merely scratching an itch ...