(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Day, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) It’s rare to attend an outdoor ...

CO2 traps, which mimic human breath, are the most effective way to lure and capture mosquitoes indoors. Other mosquito trap methods include box fan traps and oviposition traps. Preventing mosquitoes ...

If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head. Mosquitoes primarily rely on carbon dioxide to locate their targets, Swiger said.

Bug scientists studying mosquitoes have used devices for years to lure the maddening, blood-sucking insects. The main attractant was dry ice -- which produces carbon dioxide, the same gas found in ...

Mosquitoes are drawn to backyards with standing water, dense greenery, and carbon dioxide exhaled by people and animals. To fight mosquitoes, clean up standing water, trim shady plants, and consider ...

You spray repellant, you light a citronella candle, you sit so close to the bonfire that anything within a six-inch radius of you is likely to fry -- and yet, you wake up to itchy bumps on your arms ...

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 ...

Fact: Only bites from an infected female mosquito can transmit dengue or malaria. For dengue, a mosquito must have previously ...