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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.

👉 https://theconversation.com/mosquitoes-are-picky-eaters-we-studied-3-common-south-florida-species-to-learn-why-they-like-some-people-more-than-others-289647

#science #biology #microbiome #research #nature #animals #dengue #westnile #health #insects #study

West Nile virus cases top 1,000 in Europe

More than 1,000 locally acquired West Nile virus infections have been reported across Europe since the start of…
#Europe #EU #ECDC #European #PatrickPleul #WestNile
https://www.europesays.com/europe/131147/