The sound of a bug zapper buzzing in the evening air might make you feel like you’re protected against biting mosquitoes. But mosquito control experts don’t think highly of these devices, which rely ...

Doctors hope a mosquito trap will prevent the spread of disease. The trap is smart enough to know what type of mosquito it’s trapping, and if by the small chance it catches the wrong one, it will ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. By mid-July last year, dozens of itchy bug bites dotting my ...

A Microsoft research team is partnering with Harris County in Houston, Texas, to tests a new type of mosquito trap. The initiative, called Project Premonition, leverages new technology to trap and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Hot summer weather has arrived across much of the country, as anyone who just endured the "heat bubble" can tell you. Warm weather is great in ...

WASHINGTON — A smart trap for mosquitoes? A new high-tech version is promising to catch the bloodsuckers while letting friendlier insects escape — and even record the exact weather conditions when ...

A researcher in Australia has invented a low-tech, insecticide-free trap that might be able to reduce bites from a particularly pesky mosquito in... Building A Better Mosquito Trap — One Scientist ...

In order to gauge the risk of mosquito-borne diseases within a given area, authorities typically monitor the numbers of specific mosquito types that are known to carry those illnesses. A new system ...

Researchers are taking a closer look at a decidedly low-tech approach to fighting the mosquito-borne Zika epidemic: catching the insects with a black bucket stuffed with water, hay and glue. A pilot ...

Canadian government funds DYI method to lure and kill mosquitoes. — -- With about $3.50 and an old tire, a professor in Canada has come up with a mosquito trap that might dramatically cut down ...

Something had to change; I was on an anti-mosquito mission. Fast forward to one night this spring, when I was cozy on the couch watching QVC. A host presented the DynaTrap, an LED bug trapper, and ...