#mosquito — Public Fediverse posts
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The Mexican Chronicles – Eleven
The first Angolan roadblock we saw was a joke: a few policemen with machine guns, and they were all sleeping. Later we learned that the police and soldiers were mortal enemies. We arrived at a camp in the dark, could not see much.
We were shown to a tent without lights. We collected a kas, a bed frame and a mattress, all of which we had been sitting on top of in the truck. All this was done in the dark; one could only make out the vague shapes of bush and tents at this stage. One guy was already set up in the tent. Tall and skinny, he was the friendliest person we had met thus far. As we had been told not to bring anything with us, we had no torch, and not even a candle. “Skinny” told us to set up our mossie nets before anything else. He was quite right; the mossies at Longa are the worst I have ever seen. Clouds of them, early in the morning and all night. If you slapped your leg, your hand came away black. They drank Mylon for starters and our blood as a chaser! Before a month was out most of us at camp had malaria and symptoms of other strange diseases which I’m sure the mossies carried as spare ammunition to try and kill us off. We dubbed them “the Angolan Air Force”; eventually I had two mossie nets although they were suffocating in the extreme heat. I was one of the few that did not fall ill right at the beginning.
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#Cockroach Milk, How to Blow Your Nose, and #Mosquito Printers: The #IgNobels of 2026
Every year, the prizes recognize the weirdest research that often raises some very serious scientific questions.
https://www.wired.com/story/cockroach-milk-mosquito-printers-ig-nobels-of-2026/
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🦟 NEW: Researchers tested how three South #Florida mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus, responded to 119 human volunteers using a device that let #insects approach without biting.
They matched each species to specific #skin odors and bacterial communities. Each #mosquito favored different #microbes, and no single person attracted all three species.
#science #biology #microbiome #research #nature #animals #dengue #westnile #health #insects #study
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Garden, lawn and plant information from Nebraska Extension https://www.allforgardening.com/1939305/garden-lawn-and-plant-information-from-nebraska-extension/ #Clothing #GardeningNebraska #HorticultureHappenings #mosquito #Nebraska #NebraskaExtension #NicoleStoner #RegionalSyndication #tick #trombicula
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Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners
It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
#necroprint #science #researchhttps://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/
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Invasive tropical #mosquito found breeding in east #London
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/invasive-tropical-mosquito-breeding-london #Invasivespecies #climate
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How to DIY a water feature for a California habitat garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1935758/how-to-diy-a-water-feature-for-a-california-habitat-garden/ #california #CaliforniaHabitatGarden #chaves #ChrisElwell #DiyWaterFeature #ElaboratePond #fish #GardeningCalifornia #Ground #JesseChang #KoryOdell #LosAngelesTimes #mosquito #NativePlant #PlantPot #WaterFeature #WaterGarden
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Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6zwgg9y8go
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468315
#HackerNews #malaria #airport #workers #mosquito #news #tragedy
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#41 · 4 ago
#Mosquito
3 de 3Algo distinto percibió aquel mosquito. Algo tuvo que retenerlo sin conciencia ni razón. Algo que dado su instintiva falta de juicio no podríamos explicar. Saciado de sangre seguía encaramado a la piel, y la propia quitina que formaba su cutícula empezó a vibrar de una manera leve pero concisa para los de su especie, llamándolos a beber de aquel maná único.
Pronto había dos dípteros más adheridos al cuerpo. Tres. Cuatro. Diez. Veinte. Llegado el momento, había tantos insectos como espacio visible tenía ella al descubierto y, lejos de enturbiarla, ella seguía en la misma posición, más allá de lo propio y lo ajeno, había trascendido el ciclo de renacimientos, y así, cuando el número superó los cuatrocientos mil ejemplares su corazón se paró. Cuando estos sobrepasaron el millón, ya no quedó sangre en su cuerpo.
Sobre un charco del agua despreciada por los bichos quedó en paz, en la posición de loto. Cuando fueron abandonando el cadáver la imagen de un ser carente de vida e iluminado envolvió la habitación. El Nirvana está aquí.#LorenzoGárez #escritura #literaverso
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#40 · 3 ago
#Mosquito
2 de 3La mujer quedó en posición de loto. La casa recogida y limpia. Todo en su exacto lugar. Un suave rumor a jazmín y la dulce luz de un atardecer tardío. Había necesitado de una jornada completa, en realidad más de lo que hoy consideraríamos una jornada completa.
Hicieron falta no menos de 12 horas, más un descanso para comer algo, para dejar la casa tan limpia que ahora podría ensuciarse con gusto. El inmoral ritual de ensuciar lo limpio. Contaminar lo purificado. La mugre que vuelve a reclamar el espacio contra el tiempo dedicado en apartarla. Daba igual. Ahora, sobre el cojín de meditación, con los músculos cansados pero en relajada distensión, solo se tenía que dejar estar.
Y estando fue que llegó el primer zancudo insecto. Se posa en el brazo. Su trompa desplegó las seis diminutas agujas que la componen. Con las dos primeras serró la blanda dermis. Rompió su cohesión atómica. Avergonzó el poder que se le otorga a la carne. Llegó ahora el momento de que otras dos de esas agujas separaran la carne dejando al microscopio descubierto el néctar biológico del ser. Y ahora sí, las dos que quedaban succionaron la sangre separando y filtrando agua y plasma. El agua para las ranas.#LorenzoGárez #escritura #literaverso
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#39 · 2 ago
#Mosquito
1 de 3Siempre que las cosas se ponían tan jodidas no había droga ni dharma que la calmase tanto como una sesión de minuciosa dedicación a desinfectar la casa.
Cada mínima telaraña en un rincón era desprendida. Toda junta de alicatado o suelo frotada y limpiada. Cada mueble, cada superficie, cada centímetro cuadrado despojado de las células de piel muerta, fibras, tierras, restos microscópicos rebosantes de vida, de otra vida. Se lavaban menajes de uso diario, los reservados e incluso los olvidados al fondo del armario. Se metían en la lavadora todos y cada uno de los tejidos susceptibles de dar vueltas en jabón y agua.
Aquello no era un simple adecentar las estancias. Era un método eficaz e infalible de desinfectar el espacio privado y, con eso esperaba, también una oportunidad de empezar de cero. Como si la formación del universo hubiera sido un caos surgido de una singularidad pulcra y de una vaciedad tal que no hubiera espacio ni materia que ensuciar. En el principio era el Verbo, y el Verbo no manchaba, solo luz sin danza.#LorenzoGárez #escritura #literaverso
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"Data and code from: Blood-derived dietary protein promotes sleep in the mosquito Aedes aegypti"
🔎 Dataset: https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.1g1jwsvcm
📖 Article in eLife: https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.110245
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Having heard about the "mosquito bucket of doom" from several different sources (and having been bitten a gazillion times since moving to moist Maryland from the Arizona desert 3 months ago), I decided to give it a try. I suppose I'll find out in a few weeks how effective it is.
https://homegrownnationalpark.org/mosquito-bucket-challenge/
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An Invasive #Mosquito Is Spreading With Alarming Speed, Threatening #Africa’s Cities
The #malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all #insecticides.
Genomic analysis of the mosquito, called Anopheles stephensi, using specimens collected from 10 countries, showed those found in Africa had genetic resistance to all of the chemicals currently used in spraying campaigns and other mosquito-control efforts, meaning those insecticides will not kill it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/us/politics/mosquito-africa-anopheles-stephensi.html
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Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent
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'Eine:r von Tausenden' #FotoVorschlag
eine stechmücke der
Gattung Aedes ... möglicherweise.
jedenfalls nachdem sie versucht hat mich zu stechen, also eindeutig ein weibchen.
ohne mikroskopische untersuchung lässt sich genaueres nicht sagen, zumindest nicht bei so einem reflexopfer#insekten #insects #mosquito #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #vector #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro
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As #mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing #disease
Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps #publichealth officials stop #outbreaks.
In Connecticut statewide mosquito monitoring program has 54 different species, including invasives like Asian tiger mosquito, which can transmit diseases including dengue and Zika. Mosquito’s historical territory is in hot and humid climates farther south, but moving north.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/as-mosquito-ranges-expand-better-monitoring-is-key-to-preventing-disease/ #climate #climatechange -
I’m not really a cat person anymore… but if I have to choose between the massive patches of #mosquito bites these mosquitoes seem to cause nowadays and having every cat in the neighbourhood chase after me, I’m definitely choosing the cats.
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https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.251935
Associative learning switches DEET valence from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti
"If someone applies #DEET and the concentration fades over time, but a #mosquito still manages to feed, the #insect may begin associating that smell with a reward," said Vinauger, of the Dept of #Biochemistry in the College of Ag and Life Sciences. "That's a possibility we should take seriously when we think about how #repellents are used in the real world."
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"Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests"
You had one job, mosquito repellent!
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GARDEN COLUMN: Do you have “good bugs” in your yard? | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1734015/garden-column-do-you-have-good-bugs-in-your-yard-community-2/ #animals #Ant #aphid #arthropods #beetle #biology #botany #bug #caterpillar #coccinellidae #dragonfly #entomology #Fly #food #garden #GardenSpider #gardener #gardening #hemiptera #hexapoda #insect #insects #InsectsAndHumans #invertebrates #Kingdoms(biology) #LadybirdBeetle #mosquito #organisms #Pest(organism) #pollinator #predation #spider #TrapDoorSpider #wasp #Zoology
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GARDEN COLUMN: Do you have “good bugs” in your yard? | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1734015/garden-column-do-you-have-good-bugs-in-your-yard-community-2/ #animals #Ant #aphid #arthropods #beetle #biology #botany #bug #caterpillar #coccinellidae #dragonfly #entomology #Fly #food #garden #GardenSpider #gardener #gardening #hemiptera #hexapoda #insect #insects #InsectsAndHumans #invertebrates #Kingdoms(biology) #LadybirdBeetle #mosquito #organisms #Pest(organism) #pollinator #predation #spider #TrapDoorSpider #wasp #Zoology
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Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.
On This Day 21st January 2006. Winglet Wednesday 21st January 2026. Bonus Photo of the Day 21st January 2026.https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/01/21/photo-of-the-day-21st-january-2026/
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This #drug can turn your #blood into #mosquito #poison;
#Nitisinone kills even #insecticide-resistant #mosquitoes.https://www.popsci.com/health/mosquito-repellent-nitisinone/
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GARDEN COLUMN: Do you have “good bugs” in your yard? | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1299598/garden-column-do-you-have-good-bugs-in-your-yard-community/ #animals #ant... #aphid #arthropods #beetle #biology #botany #bug #caterpillar #coccinellidae #dragonfly #entomology #Fly #food #garden #GardenSpider #gardening #GardeningCanada #hemiptera #hexapoda #insect #insects #InsectsAndHumans #Kingdoms(biology) #LadybirdBeetle #mosquito #organisms #Pest(organism) #pollinator #predation #spider #TrapDoorSpider #wasp #Zoology
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GARDEN COLUMN: Do you have “good bugs” in your yard? | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1299598/garden-column-do-you-have-good-bugs-in-your-yard-community/ #animals #ant... #aphid #arthropods #beetle #biology #botany #bug #caterpillar #coccinellidae #dragonfly #entomology #Fly #food #garden #GardenSpider #gardening #GardeningCanada #hemiptera #hexapoda #insect #insects #InsectsAndHumans #Kingdoms(biology) #LadybirdBeetle #mosquito #organisms #Pest(organism) #pollinator #predation #spider #TrapDoorSpider #wasp #Zoology
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Yet another #Doodle #animation ! This one's fresh, but not my best. Next time, it's gotta be more chaotic again.
#percussion #dog #pen #pencil #tracingpaper #paper #animatedgif #gif #loop #2danimation #dragonframe #dslr #BlackAndWhite #art #MastoArt #TraditionalArt #TraditionalAnimation #framebyframe #chainsmoke #mosquito #jojo #picknick #police #cow
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¡Extra, extra, ha salido el boletín de #FaunaIbérica de agosto! Hoy presentamos: Muy molesto, muy maja y muy común. El que no le haya hecho nunca un zas a un #mosquito, que levante la mano. La #currucacabecinegra en cambio es de lo más encantador. Y el #corzo por el monte corre que-vue-la 🎶 como dice la canción. ¡Apúntate para el siguiente! https://www.faunaiberica.org/boletin-fauna-iberica?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=fimastodon
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De Havilland Mosquito TT.35. The last 'flourish' of the DH Mosquito was a post-war target tug, converted from the last bomber version built, the Mosquito B.35. This example hangs in the roof of one of the hangars at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom, wearing the classic 'anti-camouflage' of the target tug, silver upper surfaces, with bold yellow and black stripes. The swift Mosquito was an ideal aircraft for towing aerial targets! There is no longer a flying example of the type in Europe, however, The People's Mosquito (a Registered Charity) is now building one! For more details, see www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk #DeHavilland #Mosquito #IWM #Duxford #targettug #avgeek #aviation #TT35 #hangar #ThePeoplesMosquito #TPM #UK #UnitedKingdom #Europe #museum #WW2
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Express Rail Link (#ERL) is informing the public that they will be running combined #KLIAEkspres and #KLIATransit service on Sunday, 6 August 2023 from 5:00 am to 7:00 am to carry out #mosquito #fogging exercise at the #train platforms at #KLSentral.
At KL Sentral Station, all #departures and #arrivals will be through KLIA Ekspres ARRIVAL platform. The combined #service #frequency will be 30 minutes. Normal services will resume after the completion of the fogging exercise.
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New Zika virus lineages show increased fitness
#ZikaVirus
#Zika
#PLOS
#NeglectedTropicalDiseases
#PhenitypicAdaptation
#Mosquito
#Mosquitos
#Mozzies
#Clades
#Mutations
#ZikaEpidemic https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230209/New-Zika-virus-lineages-show-increased-fitness.aspx
>The current study, published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, aimed to explore the possible phenotypic adaptation of the Zika virus to increase its transmissibility and virulence in the Americas.
