#mosquitoes — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mosquitoes, aggregated by home.social.
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
In September 2024, a handful of patients showed up at the emergency room in the coastal city of…
#Europe #EU #climate #Diseases #European #extremeheat #Infectiousdisease #mosquitoes #science
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/610307/ Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe #climate #Diseases #Éire #Europe #ExtremeHeat #Health #IE #InfectiousDisease #Ireland #Mosquitoes #Science
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
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Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe
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#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.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mosquitoes-butts-full-stop-biting
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Fourth, resist the urge to nuke your yard with pesticides. While pyrethroids might reduce the ground-level mosquitoes for a few days, you'll be killing off mosquito predators (e.g., spiders), innocent pollinators, and much, much more. Seriously, just don't. 4/n #pyrethroids #pesticides #mosquitoes #neurotoxins https://colinpurrington.com/2018/09/buzz-on-mosquito-sprays/