DEET has helped repel mosquitoes for 80 years. However, mosquitoes can learn to associate the repellant with food. They may ...

One of the most trusted forms of protection against the dreaded mosquito might have an unexpected weakness. Research out ...

Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But new research suggests mosquitoes may ...

The team allowed mosquitoes from the species Aedes aegypti (vectors for diseases like yellow fever and Zika virus) to feed ...

Scientists have found that mosquitoes in the lab can be trained to connect the smell of a widely used repellent with food, ...

Researchers found that Aedes aegypti, or yellow fever mosquitoes, can learn to associate the smell of DEET with a food reward through repeated exposure during feeding. In laboratory experiments, more ...

Chikungunya ("to become contorted" in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one ...

Mosquitoes do more than inflict an itchy bite – through the transmission of diseases, they are the world’s deadliest animal ...

Here's how to identify pesky pests and stay safe outdoors.

As climate change drives mosquitoes north, Europe and North America are emerging as hotspots for chikungunya virus, a new ...

Under normal circumstances, a mosquito lives for just a few weeks, and in that time, its wings will carry it a few miles or ...