mosquito

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"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

My body was covered in a handful of enlarged mosquito bites, many of them already open gashes from my relentless itching.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

They were unable to fully develop inside either the human host or the mosquito, effectively blocking the chain of transmission that allows malaria to spread.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable weather pattern and a thriving invasive species for the surge in itchy bites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“What in Sam Hill are you fools all doing out here in the dark? What is this? A mosquito all-you-can-eat buffet?”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt