Parenting Marriage Secret Acts of Service Weight-Mgt Special Interests TFC Store Weight Mgt. In Touch Scheduled Chats Advertising Info. Press Releases Writer's Guidelines Mosquito Bites and Insect Repellents by Dr. Beth Milligan, MD Insect bites are a big concern for everyone during the summer months.
Mosquitos are one of the most common insects that can really 'bug you'this summer.
The mosquito does not really bite people. Mosquitos do notbite, because they cannot open their jaws. The female mosquito is the onewho pierces the skin with a special body part called a 'stylet'. Salivaflows down and into the wound. Because many humans are allergic to thesaliva, the wound will swell and begin to itch.