Mosquitoes
Mosquito Bites
Read on to know more about mosquito bites, home remedies for a bite and the diseases that spread through a bite…
Mosquito Life Cycle
Want to know more about those buzzing little insects of the night? Here is some information on Mosquito life cycle…
Natural Mosquito Repellent: A Natural Barrier Against Mosquitoes
Information about natural oils and foods that can act as an insect repellent and keep you from getting mosquito bites.
Mosquito Borne Diseases: The Dangerous Link Between Mosquitoes and Global Warming
The link between mosquito borne diseases and global warming.
Malaria: Gm Mosquitoes Offer New Hope for Millions
Controversial strategy would mean releasing laboratory-created insects into wild.
Man Versus Mosquitoes
We began with mosquito nets and sprays....
The Mosquito
The mosquito is an extremely annoying creature! A humorous look at the creature, how to prevent getting "stabbed" and the best methods of getting rid of them - if there are any!
How Rice Farming Brought Malaria to Burundi
The farmers of Karuzi province were among Africa's poorest, but they had won at least one of nature's lotteries: for as long as anyone could remember their corner of Burundi had been free of malaria. Geography and climate deterred malarial mosquitoes from the cool highlands, sparing the...
Mosquito Virus Fear on Sodden Us Coast
Inhabitants of the east coast of the US are being warned of a possible severe outbreak of the deadly West Nile virus following very heavy rainfall which has created a breeding ground for "larger, hungrier" mosquitoes. There are growing fears that stagnant water, lying in various...
3 million die a year from mosquito-borne disease
West Nile virus, first discovered in the blood of a feverish woman in Uganda's West Nile district in 1937, is an arbovirus - one of a family of more than 500 known viruses which are transmitted by arthopods, a set of creatures including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
March of the deadly West Nile virus
Mosquitoes were once little more than an irritation for Canadians. But a potentially fatal infection has changed that, writes Anne McIlroy.
Information about natural oils and foods that can act as an insect repellent and keep you from getting mosquito bites.
Mosquito Borne Diseases: The Dangerous Link Between Mosquitoes and Global Warming
The link between mosquito borne diseases and global warming.
Malaria: Gm Mosquitoes Offer New Hope for Millions
Controversial strategy would mean releasing laboratory-created insects into wild.
Man Versus Mosquitoes
We began with mosquito nets and sprays....
The Mosquito
The mosquito is an extremely annoying creature! A humorous look at the creature, how to prevent getting "stabbed" and the best methods of getting rid of them - if there are any!
How Rice Farming Brought Malaria to Burundi
The farmers of Karuzi province were among Africa's poorest, but they had won at least one of nature's lotteries: for as long as anyone could remember their corner of Burundi had been free of malaria. Geography and climate deterred malarial mosquitoes from the cool highlands, sparing the...
Mosquito Virus Fear on Sodden Us Coast
Inhabitants of the east coast of the US are being warned of a possible severe outbreak of the deadly West Nile virus following very heavy rainfall which has created a breeding ground for "larger, hungrier" mosquitoes. There are growing fears that stagnant water, lying in various...
3 million die a year from mosquito-borne disease
West Nile virus, first discovered in the blood of a feverish woman in Uganda's West Nile district in 1937, is an arbovirus - one of a family of more than 500 known viruses which are transmitted by arthopods, a set of creatures including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
March of the deadly West Nile virus
Mosquitoes were once little more than an irritation for Canadians. But a potentially fatal infection has changed that, writes Anne McIlroy.