When a mosquito bites, it pierces skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood. AP So you might want to pause summer vacation planning and consider what to look for in repellents ...

The invasive anopheles stephensi mosquito, which was first was detected in Marsabit and Turkana in 2022, has now infested nearly the entire Northern Kenya, public health officials report.They also ...

To reduce malaria cases worldwide, my lab explores the smells and olfactory receptors that drive different mosquito behaviors, particularly the egg-laying and host-seeking behaviors of the malaria ...

Give your vampire-fighting allies something worth fighting for. Provide a safe environment with a variety of foods, water, ...

"Winged Scourge" highlights the destructive impact of the malaria-carrying Anopheles mosquito, illustrating how this tiny insect spreads disease and misery to millions. The film explains the life ...

They conducted tests with dozens of male Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes. The flight simulator arena used to test an individual mosquito.

A male mosquito’s proboscis – its elongated feeding-tube mouth – is not able to pierce skin, unlike a female mosquito’s proboscis. But that might not be the only reason they drink blood.

Moth keeps a firm eye on the proboscis Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for ...

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...

The bizarre enlarged nose of male proboscis monkeys acts like a trumpet, enabling them to make extremely loud sounds that attract females and intimidate rivals. Until now, researchers have ...