The findings might overturn a widely held belief that only females pose a disease risk to people, though more research is ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There’s personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process ...

For public release at 11 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time) on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 A high-pitched buzzing sound in your ear is an unmistakable sign that a female mosquito is out on ...

A high-pitched buzzing sound in your ear is an unmistakable sign that a female mosquito is out on the hunt - for they, not males, drink blood. Hearing that tone might make you turn to try to swat the ...

This all started because we don't have air conditioning. The recent hot spell had pushed my family toward rebellion, and my position as exalted high poobah was in dire peril. Without fast action, I ...

Ale Macias releases sterile male mosquitoes from a box in Chino earlier this month. With any luck, they'll help reduce populations of their own species of annoying, disease-carrying insect. (Myung J.

LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WFTX) — Florida is home to many different species of mosquitoes, and the Lee County Mosquito Control District has a new way to lower the population of those insects we can’t ...

Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.

Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair. And all it takes to woo a male is the sound of a female’s wingbeats. Imagine researchers’ surprise when a single change ...