Everything Residents Should Know About The Invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito In Massachusetts, And Their Potential For Transmitting Disease
During the summer of 2017, an entomologist with the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project, Todd Duval, received a phone call from a New Bedford homeowner about unusually aggressive mosquito pests that had attacked her two children during the daytime. The two...
Experts Believe That The Extremely Dangerous Asian Tiger Mosquito Will Soon Become Established In All Areas Of Massachusetts
Aedes albopictus, or the “Asian tiger mosquito,” has been rapidly expanding its invasive habitat range in the United States since the species was first documented in the country back in 1985. The first Asian tiger mosquito (ATM) specimens found in the US were...
Is Picaridin More Effective Than DEET For Repelling Mosquitoes, And Are Repellent Products That Contain Either Of These Compounds Ever Harmful?
Numerous studies conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency, research universities, and a variety of other academic and public health institutions have demonstrated that mosquito repellent products containing N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide prevent mosquito bites...