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anopheles

Mutant Mosquitoes

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | September 12, 2011
Their whine may be irritating, but it is the bite of a mosquito which can prove deadly. Although all mosquitoes will bite humans and cause those horrible itchy wealds, not all mosquitoes carry disease. The Anopheles species of mosquito carries malaria. According to the WHO, in 2008 malaria caused nearly one million deaths, mostly among [...]

Did You Know Its Female Mosquitoes That Bite?

Colin for rentokil.co.uk | July 7, 2009
As the weather warms up and the nights get clammy, this is when an unseen visitor enters your house and takes your property (And I’m not taking about a big burly man with a striped pullover, a mask and a bag with Swag written across it!). This invader is small, doesn’t disturb you when you’re [...]