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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 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

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

“August and September are peak periods of West Nile virus transmission in the state, so we urge everyone to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The brutal south Louisiana weather—hot and unbearably humid— kept the soil wet and soggy, an ideal atmosphere for one of nature’s deadliest creatures: the mosquito.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"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

Southern California’s unprecedented humidity fueled by El Niño conditions is giving a boost to mosquitoes and helping spread West Nile virus, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Streets are clotted with uncollected mountains of garbage, which breed clouds of mosquitoes that spread dengue and other diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Among the most common genetic traces in Neanderthal tartar were remains from Diptera, the insect group that includes flies and mosquitoes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

When it rains, clouds envelop the mountains, and the flooded valleys buzz with swarms of mosquitoes.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

Fighting off mosquitos, she uses her hijab to cover her one-month-old baby.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024

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

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024

In die end, right before dawn a kind of cold snap came down—something else new, this cold snap—and the mosquitos settled back into the damp grass and under the leaves and he could sleep.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen