For the first time, thousands of live mosquitoes are being released in a Sacramento neighborhood to help prevent disease.

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.

A batch of mosquitos trapped by Macon Mosquito Abatement District has tested positive for West Nile Virus. No human cases have been reported.

Mosquitoes are swarming back into Central Texas after recent storms soaked the region, leaving behind sticky humidity and pockets of standing water.

As Toronto enters mosquito season, experts explain the factors contributing to the blood suckers and how the season is shaping up.

Are you one of these people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting?

A common pest mosquito around the world, . Cameron Webb (NSW Health Pathology), Mosquito bites can cause skin reactions and create an itchy annoyance. Cameron Webb (NSW Health Pathology) ...

Once the mosquito has made its way to your skin, things get a little gross. The mosquito pierces your skin with their “proboscis”, their feeding mouth part.

A dedicated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player has constructed a giant mosquito sculpture using the in-game tools. The highly accurate-looking insect can even fly, and now terrorizes ...

When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood. As it feeds, it injects saliva into your skin that can cause a reaction — a bump and itching.