mosquito
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The same mosquito carries the diseases Zika and Chikungunya.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
County’s positive mosquito samples were 10 times higher this year than last and nationally, human cases were at a 20-year high for that point in the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Instead of trying to suppress mosquito numbers, his approach releases both males and females carrying the same strain, so their eggs hatch normally but the bacteria spreads through the population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As I escorted the woozy client through the waiting room and out the door, I felt an itch of guilt begin to bother my conscience like a mosquito bite.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
This year, conditions including a record-smashing March heat wave led to a surge in California’s native Culex mosquitoes, the transmitters of West Nile virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some days it feels like we’re losing a battle against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Twenty-five customers have signed up, each receiving 1,500 mosquitoes a week for 16 weeks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
If they’d really wanted wilderness, there was plenty of it on the mainland, complete with bears and coyotes and mosquitoes.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Those around him fell sick, exposed to relentless mosquitos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
This virus is predominantly spread by midge bites rather than mosquitos, with the main type of midge involved in transmission not found in Europe or the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
The kingdom of animals is a broad category that includes everything from mosquitos to chimpanzees.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024
Everything you need to know to protect yourself from mosquitos while hiking and camping in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Instead, I swat at mosquitos buzzing near my legs and notice several welts on Lolo’s neck and arms where the bugs have been feasting.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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