Gigantic mosquito look-alikes make a comeback in Houston
While the awkward-looking bugs bear a resemblance to mosquitoes (even nicknamed mosquito hawks), that's where their ...
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How a Fragile Insect Living 100 Million Years Ago Becomes a Fossil
Her world—100 million years ago in Myanmar—is not one of vast seas, towering mountains or broad deserts, but a damp and ...
Mosquitoes Have a Hidden Ability That Could Change Sound Technology
Researchers are unlocking the secrets of mosquito antennae, uncovering how these insects detect sound with remarkable ...
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Some viruses prefer mosquitoes to humans, but people get sick anyway − a virologist and entomologist explain why
From the perspective of viruses spread by insects, or arboviruses ... Not likely anything. A mosquito-borne virus like the Togavirus that causes EEE prefers its established transmission cycle ...
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Mosquitoes wanted dead or alive: Asian village pays locals to hunt insects after two die from dengue
A village in the Philippines is taking an unusual approach to controlling the local mosquito population ... hope that attaching a bounty to the insects will reduce cases of dengue fever, which ...