mosquito
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Urgency to tamp down the invasive mosquito population in California has increased since 2023, when the state logged its first locally acquired dengue cases — meaning people were infected in their communities, not while traveling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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
The team also launched an interactive public website that lets users explore mosquito movement and behavior.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Most kids, by then, are bored with summer and itchy from mosquito bites and poison ivy and nothing to do.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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