They've got a taste for human blood and they aren't backing down.

As Brazil’s Atlantic Forest shrinks, mosquitoes that once fed on many animal species appear to be shifting toward humans.

Mosquitoes ’ thirst for human blood is rising, reveals new research. Scientists found that some of the blood-sucking insects ...

Once mosquitoes acquire a new food source, they tend to develop a preference for that particular blood—and humans are one ...

Researchers working in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest found that mosquitoes captured deep inside nature reserves showed a striking preference for human blood – a shift they say is likely driven by ...

W hat female mosquitoes choose to feed on has a bearing on human health, since they transmit pathogens from one host to another. In theory, mosquitoes can take their blood meals from any vertebrate, ...

"With fewer natural options available, mosquitoes are forced to seek new, alternative blood sources," said co-author Sergio ...

Stretching along the Brazilian coastline, the Atlantic Forest is home to hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes. However, due to human expansion, only about a third of ...

Mosquitoes captured in the remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil predominantly feasted on humans instead of other animals ...

A drug that makes human blood lethal to mosquitoes also acts as a potent contact insecticide absorbed through the feet, providing a promising new approach to combating insecticide resistance.

Growing up in Puerto Rico, I was used to seeing my arms and legs covered in mosquito bites after a full day at the beach. There was no escaping them as the sun began to set; it was almost a rite of ...