Summer's here, and that means mosquitoes. Can color help in the fight against these buzzing pests? A team of researchers says ...

As the climate warms, the summer mosquito season is lasting longer in many areas. Mosquitoes bring itchy bites and the risk ...

But what separates us from the nonliving entities that give off carbon dioxide, like cars? Mosquitoes look for primary cues in conjunction with what Day calls “secondary cues.” Lactic acid ...

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They are attracted by body odors, carbon dioxide, and heat emitted by person or animal. Most mosquitoes prefer biting at certain hours such as dusk or dawn. Different species also vary in their ...

October, mosquitoes continue to plague Houston due to mild temperatures, according to entomologist Sonja Swiger.

Or not. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to 50 meters. One of the things they're drawn to is carbon dioxide. So if you're a taller or larger person, or a ...

Keep no-see-ums from coming indoors by consistently running the air conditioning, using carbon dioxide mosquito traps, and installing window screens. Keep no-see-ums from coming indoors by ...

Scott Campbell, Suffolk County’s chief entomologist, peered at the mosquito trap stationed in the woods near a red maple swamp in Manorville on Friday. The carbon dioxide emanating from the dry ...

Mosquitoes locate people to bite using our skin odors and the carbon dioxide we exhale, as well as heat, movement and visual cues, the center said. People can also decide to treat their clothing ...

Dry ice is one method used to attract mosquitoes looking for a blood meal since the carbon dioxide it releases mimics the exhaling of a human or other vertebrate, according to Gettman. Gettman's ...