Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dimid_86 / Getty Images If you’ve ever been at an outdoor party or BBQ during the fading hours of daylight and don’t personally ...

It’s summertime in Florida and that brings many wonderful things like long days at the beach, pool, lake or one of the state’s thousands of freshwater springs. But summer also brings more bugs, and ...

Imagine 150 blood-sucking insects swarming onto your skin in just a single minute. Every one of them is ready and eager to bite. Now, picture billions of these bugs fluttering around Florida on the ...

Culex Pipiens mosquitos collected by the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District at Seymour Park in Sacramento’s Pocket neighborhood wait to be tested on July 19, 2018. Hector Amezcua ...

If you’re the person who always ends up covered in mosquito bites while your friends remain untouched, you’re not imagining things — mosquitoes do have favorites. For years, scientists have studied ...

ST. LOUIS — If you always seem to be the one covered in itchy red mosquito bites while your friends remain untouched, you’re not imagining it. Research shows that about 20% of people consistently ...

Mosquitoes are buzzing again — and some are carrying West Nile virus. Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, ...