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In Southern California, October is the middle of mosquito season.

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Iceland's cold climate and lack of stagnant water in which the insects can breed are key contributors to the country's former lack of mosquitoes, the World Population Review said.

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Residents in a County Londonderry village have said they are being "tormented" once again by biting insects, which experts have identified as mosquitoes.

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The illness, which causes fever and intense joint pain, does not pass directly between people, so reducing mosquito populations remains the most effective way to prevent transmission.

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A mosquito spots the eminent man and zooms over to wheedle in his ear, but Bashō remains immobile.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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