mosquito

Example Sentences

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I tried lighting a smudge in a tin can in the middle of the canoe as I paddled—which worked for mosquitoes—but it didn’t bother the flies at all.

From Literature

It is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which rapidly multiply inside both human hosts and mosquitoes.

From Science Daily

Irked residents across Southern California have recently complained to their vector control districts about an onslaught of mosquito activity, many sporting ankle bites to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times

Deer flies and mosquitoes came and started gnawing on me.

From Literature

That widespread ability to spread infection helps explain why the disease shows up nearly everywhere mosquitoes live across the islands.

From Science Daily