Used tires have evolved into a significant public health concern, because they offer mosquitoes a humid, secluded breeding ground. Researchers in Louisiana investigated how discarded tires intersect with socioeconomic factors such as population density, income, and urban heat islands to contribute to mosquito-borne disease. https://entomologytoday.org/2024/08/28/tire-piles-heat-population-density-drive-mosquito-abundance/
By Perran Ross, Ph.D. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article at: https://entomologytoday.org/2021/10/12/male-mosquitoes-dont-want-blood-still-find-humans-attractive/. The whine of the mosquito is unpleasant and often inescapable outdoors on summer evenings. Mosquitoes track you down from tens of meters away by sensing carbon dioxide in the air you breathe out.… Continue reading Male Mosquitoes Don’t Want Your Blood, But They Still Find You Very Attractive
