Biologist explains why there were so many mosquitoes this year
If you think there were more mosquitoes this year than usual, you're not wrong.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Paris fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as pest spreads in Europe
Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Thursday to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through northern Europe is thought to have been accelerated by ...
Ecology
Aug 31, 2023
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Insecticide resistance is compromising control programs against dengue fever in Bangladesh, study shows
A study published in Pest Management Science reveals that insecticide resistance is severely undermining efforts to control the mosquito Aedes aegypti—the primary vector of dengue fever in Bangladesh.
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2023
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Heatwaves could kill 90,000 Europeans per year by 2100: EEA
If nothing is done, heatwaves could lead to the deaths of 90,000 Europeans each year by the end of the century, the European Environment Agency said.
Environment
Nov 9, 2022
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Dormancy in malarial mosquitoes may offer new ways to fight disease
Mosquitoes can extend their lives by months by halting their growth and reproduction, allowing them to weather harsh conditions.
Evolution
Oct 11, 2022
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Benchmarking eight software tools for de novo genome assembly, including for SARS-CoV-2
A new study compares and assesses eight de novo genome assembly software tools on actual viral next-generation sequencing data. The study, which includes the whole genome sequence data of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...
Biotechnology
Jul 20, 2022
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Dengue and Zika viruses make infected hosts more delicious to mosquitoes
A study published in the journal Cell on June 30 shows that when humans and mice are infected with dengue or Zika viruses, they secrete a chemical that may make them more attractive to mosquitoes, the vector that transmits ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 30, 2022
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Size is key to understanding the impact of climate change on disease vectors
Vector-borne diseases are those passed on to humans via an intermediary, a common example being mosquitoes passing on malaria.
Ecology
Nov 3, 2021
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Researchers uncover viral small RNAs in mosquito cells
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provide a new genomics resource that details the small RNA transcriptomes (gene expression) of four bio-medically important mosquito species.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 13, 2021
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Fighting mosquito-borne diseases... with mosquitoes
For decades, researchers have scratched their heads over how to combat deadly mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2020
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