There are many diseases that mosquitoes can transmit, but HIV isn't one of them. Here's why, and what viruses you do need to watch out for depending on where you live.

Part of what makes mosquitoes so good at getting humans sick, researchers are now learning, is the effectiveness of that bite. The mosquito's mouth, also called a proboscis, isn't just one tiny spear.

Mosquitos, or mosquitoes (both spellings are allowed according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary) are any members of the Culicidae family. Female mosquitos have special organs in their proboscis ...

All the insects have this tool, called a proboscis, but only females suck blood because they need the fluid’s protein for egg production.

A mosquito can insert a needle-like probe into your skin and draw blood for several minutes without you even noticing. ... Once the proboscis is inserted, the insect releases saliva, ...

Mosquitoes are known for irritating itchy bites and infectious diseases. But there are many interesting facts about the pesky insects. ... While one tube in the proboscis draws blood, ...

Mosquitoes are small, flying insects that are common to the U.S. They have a long, needle-like mouth part called a proboscis that breaks skin and sucks blood from people and animals.

Mosquitoes use their proboscis, or part of their mouth, to cut the skin and get to the capillaries or veins to fill up with blood. According to Elmer Gray, ...

Mosquitoes are swarming back into Central Texas after recent storms soaked the region, leaving behind sticky humidity and pockets of standing water.

A mosquito sticks her proboscis in you to, but that snoot isn't long enough to reach any of your major arteries or veins. So they go after the little veins — the capillaries — that are closest ...

DEET is not an insecticide. It doesn't kill mosquitoes, but how and why DEET works is still something of a mystery. It’s thought that it may be effective by several different means: it masks ...