Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused for one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in ...

With all this summer rain, mosquitoes aren’t just buzzing, they are thriving. This is nothing new, but if you’re wondering ...

The system is set up to only strike targets flying under one meter per second. Mosquitoes fly, on average, 1 to 1.5 kilometers per hour — well below the device’s cutoff of 1 meter per second.

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Put the citronella down and try this modern mechanism for keeping those infernal summer bugs from biting.

Special districts established to control mosquitoes in parts of Florida claim significantly more funding and expertise than ...

A mosquito’s proboscis — the elongated part of its mouth it uses to bite humans — has two tubes. One tube is used for sucking blood from humans. The other injects saliva into the bite.

While males lack a strong proboscis to pierce skin, they do have bushy antennae which allows them to detect the pheromones released by female mosquitos. Beyond the peculiarities and interesting ...

They can extract blood using specialized mouthparts called proboscis which can pierce the host’s skin. Conversely, male ...