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Male mosquito fossil from 130 million years ago comes with a bloodsucking surprise

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are killed annually by malaria and other diseases spread through the bite of mosquitoes, insects that date back to the age of dinosaurs. All of these bites are inflicted by females, which possess specialized mouth anatomy that their male counterparts lack. ....

Mont Liban , France General , Dany Azar , Lebanese University , National Museum Of Natural History Paris , World Health Organization , Cretaceous Period , Chinese Academy , Science Nanjing Institute , National Museum , Natural History , Jurassic Period , Citizen Tv , Citizen Digital , Fossil Mosquitoes ,

Mosquitoes Have Mixed Feelings About Soap, Study Finds

Scientists have found that soaps can drastically change whether our smell is attractive or repellent to female, blood-sucking mosquitoes. ....

United States , Virginia Tech , Simple Truth , Insect Repellent , Lément Vinauger , Insect Control , Infectious Diseases , Medical Specialties , Aedes Aegypti ,

What Most People Miss When Doing a Tick Check

Do you know what you're looking for, where to look, and when to do it? Probably not. ....

United States , Rocky Mountain , Tick Borne Diseases , Ticks Of Domestic Animals , Ermacentor Variabilis , Ixodes Holocyclus , Human Interest , Lyme Disease ,

Florida Has a New Invasive Mosquito: Culex lactator

Researchers say Culex lactator is the latest invasive bug to call Florida home. It's not yet known whether it poses a disease risk to humans. ....

United States , Lawrence Reeves , Agricultural Sciences , University Of Florida Institute Food , Miami Dade County , West Nile , North America , Spring Clearance , West Nile Virus , Medical Entomology , Mosquito Borne Disease , Lawrence Reeves , C Lactator , Ocio Viral Encephalitis ,

First West Nile Positive Mosquito Found in 2023

The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District is reporting a mosquito that tested positive for West Nile virus. ....

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