Discover natural mosquito repellents using common household items like lemons, soybean oil, and catnip that protect your ...

Skeeter syndrome is an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite. Symptoms include swelling, soreness, redness, itching, and pain at the bite location. This reaction can start hours and last weeks ...

One of the best ways to control mosquito populations around homes is to follow the “tip and toss” method. Here’s what to do.

“But really what it boils down to is an allergic response.” Hayes explained that the typical reaction to mosquito bites, such as itching and swelling, are allergic reactions to proteins in the ...

This combo is supposed to stop the itch. It joins a legion of mosquito bite itch home remedies, including honey, aspirin paste, pre-outdoor-party allergy medicine, alcohol, Aloe Vera, and making ...

Mosquito bites itch because mosquitos deposit saliva in your skin when they bite you. Saliva causes your immune system to react to the irritant triggering redness, itching, and swelling.

Found mostly in the tropics, malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites carried by mosquitoes and can be entirely prevented by avoiding mosquito bites or with medication. The research is part of a ...