Mosquitos

A sneaky takeoff technique helps mosquitoes escape undetected after they bite you.

Sleeping next to a live chickens may be an all-natural way to avoid mosquito bites.

New methods for repelling mosquitoes could work by disrupting the pesky insects' sense of smell.

Even DEET insect repellents may prove useless against gallinippers.

As the West Nile outbreak grows, many may be looking for the best ways to avoid mosquitoes

Mosquitoes' survival abilities could help scientists engineer flying robots.

Mosquitoes can survive strikes by raindrops up to 50 times their own weight.

The discovery could lead to next generation mosquito repellents and traps, helping to limit the spread of deadly diseases like malaria.

Think your daily showers make you less stinky than your dog? Not to some disease-carrying mosquitoes.