ST. LOUIS — If you always seem to be the one covered in itchy red mosquito bites while your friends remain untouched, you’re not imagining it. Research shows that about 20% of people consistently ...

Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

It’s summertime in Florida and that brings many wonderful things like long days at the beach, pool, lake or one of the state’s thousands of freshwater springs. But summer also brings more bugs, and ...

Dengue fever, spread by the daytime-biting Aedes aegypti mosquito, poses a significant threat, especially during monsoon ...

Scientists have finally explained why mosquitoes prefer some people over others, and it all comes down to your personal scent ...

Kentucky's mosquito season typically lasts from summer through fall, but is lengthening due to climate change. Mosquitoes are most active in temperatures between 60-80°F and become inactive below 50°F ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa has its first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in a person this year. You can catch the virus from a bite from a Culex mosquito. Culex mosquitoes tend to be more ...

In Louisiana, pesky bug bites are far too common — even into fall and sometimes winter. There’s no escaping mosquitoes. Even a cold winter won’t keep the stinging, biting creatures away for long.

The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day. Researchers from Rockefeller ...