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87Mosquito Diseases: Mosquito-Borne Disease Facts
Mosquito diseases have become more of a growing concern over the past decade or so. Every year there seem to be new areas, new strains, and new types of people being infected. Here is everything you need to...
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78Mosquito Traps - DIY Mosquito Control
Mosquitoes are the most dangerous creatures on earth, responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other one single thing. The World Health Organization reports between 350-500 million cases of malaria...
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74Horses: What Owners Need To Know About West Nile Virus
Vaccinating your horses for the West Nile Virus is a proven way to protect them, at least in my mind. This summer I moved to a new home that had an overgrown ditch near the house and pasture. A perfect...
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63The Cat N the Mosquito Trap
Mosquitoes love your family and your pets. In addition to being a nuisance, mosquitoes are known to transmit diseases such as West Nile virus and Heartworm in cats and dogs. The FDA has traditionally advised...
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73How to Kill Mosquitoes without getting blood on your hands
Admit it. There's nothing quite sooo satisfying as giving that newly landed mosquito a well deserved swat or slap. That is until it disintigrates into a mushy pool of blood on your arm - and you realize it's...
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67Pandemics and Avoiding Hysteria in the Age of Media Hype
The Culex mosquito, a major vector for the West Nile Virus By now, the hype about the H1N1 novel flu virus (Swine flu) has spread around the globe. With good reason, many people have died from the virus and...
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64How to Repel Mosquitos Naturally Plants Flowers
Mosquito Repellent Plants and Flowers Mosquitoes can really mess up outdoor activities. Unfortunately, as the mosquito population continues to grow, so does the threat of the West Nile Virus. As a result,...
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7610 Things We Hate About Mosquitoes...and 10 things you can do about it
The female mosquito is a deadly blood-seeking machine and some species are known to fly as far as 50 miles to get their blood meal. Because they are known carriers of at least 30 arboviruses including...
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74The Asian Tiger Mosquito - America's Most Unwanted
The Asian Tiger, a mosquito with an exotic sounding name, Aedes albopictus, vicious biting habits and the potential to carry and pass along several deadly and debilitating diseases with a single bite. The...
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60Once Bitten: Our Triumph Over West NIle Virus Part One
It all began with a single mosquito bite. A single bite that forever changed our lives. In the Fall of 2002, my husband, Mike began feeling ill, nothing specific really, just draggy. He was an independent...
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