
Mosquitoes – Ugh! We’ve all encountered these annoying tiny insects whose very sound causes us to cringe. Then there’s the irritating itch, followed by red bumps. Both are the result of an allergic reaction to the saliva of mosquitoes when they land and bite. It’s not really a bite – the female mosquito pierces your skin using her proboscis, a narrow part of the mouth, in an effort to find