Olé, Mosquito! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and … SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive? Enter Diego Alonso San Alberto at the University of Washington and colleagues. They put over
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Olé, Mosquito! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and … SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive? Enter Diego Alonso San Alberto at the University of Washington and colleagues. They put over
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Bugged by pesky mosquitoes? Try adjusting your ALTITUDE! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Malaria is a deadly disease spread by mosquitoes. And almost eighty percent of malaria mosquito bites occur indoors. BUT, these mosquitoes fly close to the ground. Could raising the height of
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It’s the deadliest animal in the world! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Turn down the Jaws theme song! MOSQUITOES are the real villain. These tiny pests spread diseases, like Zika and malaria, through their bites. A way to control this deadly creature is
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Mosquitos! What a pain! Or…are they? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mosquitos are a familiar foe. They bite and leave behind itchy reminders of their presence. But how is it we never notice them sucking our blood until it’s too late? At the Ohio
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What do you get when you cross a mushroom with a spider? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mosquitoes are not just annoying — some are deadly! Anopheline mosquitoes in Africa transmit life-threatening diseases like malaria with one bite. What’s worse, they’re becoming resistant to
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Bzzz bzzz, smack! You—literally—smell good enough to eat! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Those pesky mosquitoes! They do more than just bug us. They spread malaria! Yikes! Even more horrifying? Once you’re infected by a malarial mosquito, you attract more of them! Never fear,
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