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mosquito

[muh-skee-toh] / məˈski toʊ /




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They’re also turning to social media to commiserate over their collections of mosquito bites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Only when they reviewed the images did the Grammatico twins realise they had captured a mosquito resting on the head of a fer-de-lance viper.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

County’s positive mosquito samples were 10 times higher this year than last and nationally, human cases were at a 20-year high for that point in the season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

After supper he strung up a mosquito net around his cot and fell asleep in his clothes.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

"Programming without electricity or an internet connection is a problem... you can either come here to play or stay behind during a blackout, get bitten by mosquitoes, and catch dengue," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The California Department of Public Health reports that West Nile virus activity in the state, which is transmitted from infected mosquitoes, has reached a five-year high, with over 250 cases to date and 19 fatalities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

And in that humidity, mosquitoes were breeding — and biting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The strong presence of mosquito remains also lends support to the idea that prey carcasses may sometimes have been stored in ponds or marshy environments, where mosquitoes would have laid their eggs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Reverend Hunt says he thinks it has something to do with the mosquitoes.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Those around him fell sick, exposed to relentless mosquitos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

To avoid contracting West Nile virus, the CDC recommends reducing outside activities during the daytime, when mosquitos are most active.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

The government has urged people to get vaccinated ahead of the Easter weekend, a time when many Colombians travel to warmer areas where the mosquitos that spread the disease are more prevalent.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

The kingdom of animals is a broad category that includes everything from mosquitos to chimpanzees.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024

It was one of those nice Florida days that makes you forget about the months of steamy air teeming with blood-hungry mosquitos.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson


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