Mosquito articles
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Hundreds of thousands of mosquitos to be unleashed in Los Angeles
If you live in Los Angeles and start seeing people releasing fluorescent-colored mosquitos from plastic buckets, you’re not hallucinating. But there is a good reason for releasing these bugs. According to an April 12 news release from the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, it’s all part of a coordinated plan to wage war on the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, an aggressive vector that rightfully earned its “ankle biter” nickname. Steve Vetrone, the agency’s director of...
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Dangerous West African mosquito found in Kenya
It is highly competent, can tolerate more arid conditions, and thrive in both rural and urban settings.
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Is This What 1 Million Dead Mosquitoes Looks Like?
The mound of insects was said to have been “caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida.”