mosquito
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People who are at high risk are urged to be especially cautious outdoors at dusk and dawn, when mosquito activity is highest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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
Instead of trying to suppress mosquito numbers, his approach releases both males and females carrying the same strain, so their eggs hatch normally but the bacteria spreads through the population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Plus, a mosquito the size of a small bat has found its way around the screen, too.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
In addition, around 8 out of 1,000 mosquitoes are testing positive, compared to the five-year average of 5 out of 1,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The black-and-white striped mosquitoes were first detected in 2013 in California, likely arriving via human travel and cargo transport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
His apartment is baking and it is "impossible to live with all the mosquitoes."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In May, Google applied for a permit to release 32 million mosquitoes for a similar project in Florida and California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Finally, it was summer—and they were practically eaten alive by swarms of bloodthirsty Alaska mosquitoes.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Those around him fell sick, exposed to relentless mosquitos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Fighting off mosquitos, she uses her hijab to cover her one-month-old baby.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Everything you need to know to protect yourself from mosquitos while hiking and camping in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
Florida, Texas and other temperate — but not tropical — Southern states were previously too cold for these mosquitos to thrive.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
I cross a streambed and am swarmed by mosquitos.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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