Spending time outside in the summer can do wonders for your mental and physical health — but bugs and insects can quickly cause your enjoyment to end. There are dozens of bug-repellent sprays on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guess what? Mosquitos hate the smell of coconut, according to new research (Photos via Getty & Native). Nothing dampens the great ...

For as long as I can remember, I have been that friend—the one who, from May to November, gets invited to every outdoor soiree. It’s not because I make the best desserts, even though I do. It’s ...

Each summer, mosquitoes emerge in seemingly biblical numbers from lakes, ponds, swamps, and forests, hungry for their next target. Watch out—they have a type: “Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon ...

Do mosquitoes find you extra tasty for some inexplicable reason? A new study says using coconut-scented soap may help keep the hungry insects far away from you. Virginia Tech researchers compared ...

You may have noticed your bug spray doesn’t work like it used to. Scientists say that’s because mosquitoes are building up a resistance to insecticides found in many of the repellent sprays. “We need ...

We may be cooling down from the year's first heat wave, but we're in the thick of mosquito season, and with new West Nile virus cases being confirmed every few hours, we're all asking the same ...

A light pass of the hand … then a frenetic wave. … A purposeful slap follows. Got 'em! Such is being outdoors in Louisiana, particularly in steamy summer, when we're prey No. 1 of the small but sneaky ...

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