Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed.
"With fewer natural options available, mosquitoes are forced to seek new, alternative blood sources," said co-author Sergio ...
Once mosquitoes acquire a new food source, they tend to develop a preference for that particular blood—and humans are one ...
As habitats and hosts keep vanishing, the bloodsuckers are turning to us for a free meal.
Researchers found that the insects' needle-like proboscis can function as a dispenser nozzle for 3D printing machines.
Mosquitoes captured in the remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil predominantly feasted on humans instead of other animals ...
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Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, ...
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Since November, the influx of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes has made life “unbearable" for residents, NBC Los Angeles reported.
LA County Vector Control is working with the city and the water reclamation plant to mitigate the moquito problem.