Getting rid of mosquitoes near your home can seem impossible, but the key is to minimize their breeding grounds so fewer of them are in your surroundings. A DIY mosquito trap is one effective way to ...

A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 48 For mosquitoes, geosmin smells like the perfect place to lay eggs—possibly, Stensmyr says, because cyanobacteria are a good food source for ...

Mosquitoes zero in on humans by tracking things such as body heat and the carbon dioxide (CO2) in our breath, which is why the best mosquito traps emit CO2 and other attractive scents to lure ...