mosquito

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Those sponsored leaflets and postcard mailers that end up as makeshift coasters, mosquito swatters or unread refuse that goes straight from the mailbox into the blue recycle bin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The team also launched an interactive public website that lets users explore mosquito movement and behavior.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 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

A mosquito net hung around the coffin, and every time a new person came to see him, someone would have to lift netting away.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago