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  1. How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

    Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

    The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260904

    #Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

  2. How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

    Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

    The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260904

    #Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

  3. How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

    Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

    The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260904

    #Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

  4. How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

    Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

    The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260904

    #Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

  5. How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?

    Mosquitoes that can transmit infections like dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus have been found breeding in the UK.

    The UK Health Security Agency announced that the species had been detected at residential properties in east London. The fourth time it’s been discovered in the UK in recent years, and the first time it’s been found breeding.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260904

    #Mosquitoes #Health #Virus #ClimateChange #Science #Europe

  6. #Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains
    Chemicals released from the rectum control the insects’ #appetite
    Using genetic manipulation, team set specific gut cells containing receptor aglow with fluorescent protein. Tagging cells this way showed that there were special cells in pads in the rectum where the receptors were working. It’s these rectal pads that respond to the influence of appetite-altering neuropeptides.
    sciencenews.org/article/mosqui
    archive.ph/HFy8G

  7. #Science #Mosquitoes #Dengue #Zika mastodon.social/@mackayim2022/

    “For more than 15 years, the World Mosquito Program has worked with Queensland Health to help safeguard the region from diseases like dengue.

    The program releases Aedes aegypti (dengue) mosquitoes carrying a naturally occurring bacteria called Wolbachia.

    This bacteria is found in more than 50 per cent of all insect species and stops the mosquitoes from transmitting viruses such as dengue and Zika.”

  8. Hey all, have you been keeping up with Aleya's Carbon Neutral Strike updates the last few days? Not only are they chock full of interesting details about what it is like to live a fossil-fuel-free life in Jamaica, but Aleya also ruminates on ecological transformation, green energy, billionaires, mosquitoes, and much much more.

    shows.acast.com/solarpunk-pres

    #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #Jamaica #AleyaJobson #fastfrwrd.info #mosquitoes #CarbonNeutralStrike #Mosquitoes

  9. 29-Oct-2025
    Researchers uncover previously unexplored details of #mosquito’s specialized detection mechanisms
    Biologists use cutting-edge imaging technology to probe anatomical adaptations designed to target carbon dioxide emitted by humans

    The researchers focused on these features in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes, which are known to spread #yellowFever, #dengue, #chikungunya and #Zika viruses.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #health #tropicalDisease