mosquito

Example Sentences

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The freedom of testing your limits draws you back, even when the mosquitoes bite, even when the clouds roll in, even when you feel like the world is ending.

From Literature

"It turns out that a specific irritant receptor is 30 times less sensitive in snow flies than in mosquitoes and fruit flies," Gallio said.

From Science Daily

In Cuba, where many fear the prospect of no electricity come summer, with its muggy heat and swarms of disease-carrying mosquitoes, people are getting creative.

From Los Angeles Times

This research offers the first detailed visualization of mosquito flight behavior and provides measurable data that could improve trapping and control methods.

From Science Daily

Residents were supposed to get a respite from the ankle-nipping mosquitoes that fueled a recent surge in dengue fever in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times