“Flea bites often result in small, red bumps, with a ‘halo’ around the bite center,” says Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., a ...

“I have used the Bug Bite Thing many times. The first time, I think I was a little too gung-ho about it and gave myself a nice bruise on my foot! I learned from that experience and lessened the ...

But why do mosquitoes bite us? Why do their bites itch? And how can you stop mosquitoes from biting you? For starters, estimates of mosquito species worldwide range from 3,200 to 3,900 or more.

It can be tough. “They look very much like mosquito bites,” says Lynn Kimsey, Ph.D., distinguished professor emerita in the Department of Entomology at UC Davis. “The more you scratch them ...

Having an itchy bug bite can drive you nuts and make you willing to do anything to resolve it. Thankfully, there are several bug bite treatments to soothe the scratching. While most of these ...

That itchy bump you get after a mosquito bites you is usually nothing to worry about. It's just your body reacting to the bug's spit. But mosquitoes can also carry diseases. So, how do you know if ...

After a mosquito bite led to a severe infection, a nine-year-old girl from Australia spent days in the hospital A mosquito bite can be the most harmless thing when outdoors, but for one Australian ...