Why do mosquito bites itch?
BY RONI CARYN RABIN JUNE 3, 2016 5:45 AM Mosquitoes have been much in the news lately because their bites can spread nasty diseases like the Zika virus, but regardless of whether mosquitoes are carrying a dangerous pathogen, their bites can be exasperating for a simple reason: They itch. When a mosquito bites, it pierces your skin and draws blood with the tip of its strawlike m..