A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

Mosquitoes may have started targeting humans millions of years ago, possibly during the spread of Homo erectus in Southeast ...

A combination of warm and wet weather is being blamed for a surge in mosquito activity across Southern California.

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern ...

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern ...

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their ...

Close up image of a female Culex Pipiens mosquito.The study investigated the origins of the Culex Pipiens form molestus and found that it originated more than 1,000 years ago, likely in Ancient Egypt, ...

Another person has been infected with EEE in the Bay State, as local officials urge residents to keep using insect repellent and “avoid peak mosquito biting hours.” The Massachusetts Department of ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals, a shift that raises real concerns about the potential spread of diseases that affect ...