But mosquito control experts don’t think highly of those devices, which rely on ultraviolet light to attract any sort of flying insect before giving them a deadly jolt. Stopping mosquitoes is an ...

And you have to love the simplicity of the attractant he’s using. Mosquitoes are attracted to the CO 2 exhaled by tasty mammals, but rather than do something elaborate with a paintball gun ...

There are foods that are high in potassium, like bananas, that can possibly cause more attractiveness for mosquitoes because ...

One potential application of the study’s insights is to the design of new mosquito attractants and repellents, writes Potter. “This could lead to the development of ‘super’ attractants that smell even ...

BY ASHVIK RAO* Spring brings warmer days and blossoming landscapes. Regrettably, it also brings a surge of marketing ...

While many of us might seek to attract butterflies, bees, or pollinating beetles, we don’t want to attract mosquitoes. Unfortunately, some scents that lure helpful insects may also attract flying ...

Ever wonder why sometimes at a backyard party, the person next to you is getting bitten by mosquitoes, but not you? Or not. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to ...

MANY people are preparing for warmer evenings that are full of outdoor activities as summer draws near this March, but ...

Omar Akbari, a cell and molecular biologist at the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved with the work, tells Scientific American that the study could help with formulating ...