Some people feel like they are so-called "mosquito magnets" because they seem to get more than their fair share of bites. There are many popular theories for why someone might be a preferred snack, ...

Mosquitoes are some of the most effective hunters on the planet. They can track you down at great distance by sniffing out the air you breathe. Once they find exposed skin, they use their needle-like ...

Video above: Newly developed mosquito repellent might have you ditching the DEETA new study finds that some people really are "mosquito magnets" and it probably has to do with the way they smell.The ...

Some people are magnets for mosquitoes, emitting a tantalizing combination of chemicals that invite the pesky insects to dine on them. Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York found people ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For as long as I can remember, I have been prone to large, itchy, irritating mosquito bites. My husband ...

Is there anything more satisfying that scratching a bug bite? It’s the same feeling of fleeting relief that comes from supersizing your fries, buying a lottery ticket or putting off housework until ...

You might want to rethink that backyard beer. — -- intro: Hot and humid summers mean mosquitoes. And the annoying insects spread more than just itchy welts – they can transmit painful and ...

FILE - This 2006 file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. A study ...