Why Are Mosquitoes More Attracted to Some Humans?
Do mosquitoes like you? With all the virus carried by the mosquito, this is probably something which you don’t want. Mosquitoes do have a choice, and you are already aware you were the only person getting eaten alive at the outdoor party. But what makes one...
How Does 2020 Compare To 2019 In Terms Of Mosquito-Borne Disease Rates In Massachusetts?
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-borne disease that is becoming more common in several US states, most notably in Massachusetts where 12 individuals contracted the disease during 2019. Every year in the US, an average of 11 people contract EEE from...
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...