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mosquito

[muh-skee-toh] / məˈski toʊ /




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His muddy room contains a wooden bed under a mosquito net and a simple handmade table.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Google says it’s “developing new technologies that combine sensors, algorithms and novel engineering to take advantage of unique aspects of mosquito biology to quickly and accurately sort males from females.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Urgency to tamp down the invasive mosquito population in California has increased since 2023, when the state logged its first locally acquired dengue cases — meaning people were infected in their communities, not while traveling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The team also launched an interactive public website that lets users explore mosquito movement and behavior.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

Over the bed flows one of those decorative mosquito nets fit for a queen, but here, it seems to be keeping disease in rather than out.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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