mosquito

Example Sentences

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It first appeared in the United States in New York in 1999, “most likely carried by an infected stowaway mosquito in a plane or cargo ship,” the district stated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

His muddy room contains a wooden bed under a mosquito net and a simple handmade table.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“At peak mosquito season, the number of female mosquitoes was 95.5% lower in release areas compared to non-release areas, with the most geographically isolated neighborhood reaching a 99% reduction,” a 2020 paper reported.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"We used species distribution models of three major mosquito complexes together with paleoclimate models," explains lead author Dr. Margherita Colucci of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology and the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

For sleep we had a huge mosquito net that would cover all of us.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani