Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage on human blood. Why? Because they need ...

Mosquito bites are an (unfortunate) inevitability of spending more time in nature, and during the summer months, sometimes it simply does not matter how much bug spray you apply. If you are battling ...

SO FAR, NO REPORTS OF ANYONE GETTING SICK. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED MOSQUITOES STARTING TO SHOW UP AGAIN. IF YOU’RE BITTEN, IT OFTEN LEADS TO AN ITCHY BUMP. IT’S SO ANNOYING. BUT KOAT, UNM HEALTH EXPERT ...

You can run, but you can’t hide from mosquitoes. In fact, running might make it worse—mosquitoes love it when you work up a sweat—although it’s not so much the sweat that attracts them as the carbon ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Just when the Chicago area thought it was all done with the cicada invasion, now comes another issue. Cicadas may be gone for the most part, but they're not forgotten, ...

Buggin’ out? There’s a hot new way to stop the itch. Powered by your smartphone, the pocket-sized gadget skips creams and chemicals in favor of heat to soothe insect bites. The Post spoke with Dr.

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. — The buzzing of the Brood X cicadas may have quieted in northern Illinois but some are still dealing with lingering effects. The cicadas, which emerge every 17 years, may be tied ...

A simple herbal salve to soothe itching, swelling, and irritation from bites and stings. This DIY bug bite balm is one of those remedies I never leave out of my herbal toolkit during the warmer months ...

Growing up, whenever I had mosquito bites, they quickly became itchy, inflamed bumps on my skin. One summer, a bite on my foot got so bad I couldn’t wear anything but open-toed shoes for the greater ...

Scratching away at your mosquito bites after spending the day outside? Those irritable itches are a reaction to mosquito bites. But what causes your skin to react that way? Here’s more on why ...

Here’s more on why mosquitoes bite, how your body reacts to those bites and why. Why do mosquitoes bite people? Both male and female mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, but female mosquitoes also forage ...