A Southampton student who experienced firsthand the devastating impact of malaria while growing up in Cameroon has invented a ...

Trivia: Repelling insects with ultrasoundHello, this is makokon. I've been seeing mosquitoes flying around quite a bit lately ...

I tested portable repellents, yard-wide systems, traps, and more. Some kept mosquitoes away; others mostly caught moths.

Summer is mosquito season, and a new study gives insight into why repellents work on mosquitoes. Spray yourself with DEET, and you’ll repel mosquitoes, but why? It’s not because DEET jams their sense ...

Is it true that eating garlic or rubbing it on the skin can repel mosquitoes? It sounds plausible that garlic — a plant known for its pungent odor — would repel mosquitoes. Eating garlic, for instance ...

More than 8 in 10 U.S. adults know that preventing mosquito bites and controlling mosquitoes in and around the home is the best defense against mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus and ...