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Total Number of Mosquito Species Worldwide
Number of Species in the Continental United States
The Mosquitoes to Worry About: The “Flying Syringes”
Even Mosquito Researchers Get Annoyed at Mosquitoes
Where Do Mosquitoes Lay Eggs? Pretty Much Everywhere
Freshwater and Stagnant Water Mosquitoes
The Eggs Hatch and Larvae Emerge
Pupation: Real-Life Transformers
Surprise, Adult Mosquitoes Are Vegetarians!
Mosquito Mating: Music (and Dancing) in the Swarm
Heat, Humidity, Movement and Dark Clothing
It’s Not Paranoia If Bloodsucking Insects Are Really After You
A Mix of Microbes
The Problem of Beer
Mosquito Immunity and Natural Repellents
“Stress” May Be Best
The Perfect Swarm
Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu!
Target Acquired: Pregnant Women
The Bite: What Happens When a Mosquito Finds You
Mosquitoes Have a Big Pouty Lip. Really!
The Bite Itself is Actually Painless
Mosquitoes, Star Trek and Microneedles
Pumping Blood
Eating Overload
Population Density: How Many Mosquitoes Are There on an Average Night?
The Worst Party Ever: An (Involuntary) Blood Drive
Exsanguination: The Worst-Case Scenario
Pity the Caribou
Watch Out for Grandma Skeeter!
Once Bitten
Why Some Years Are Worse Than Others
The Genetics of Vulnerability to Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes as Disease Vectors: Flying Syringes
Malaria: A Deadly Package Delivered by a Mosquito
Attack of the Clones
A Terrible Toll
Humanity and Malaria: Familiar Foes
Evolution in Action: The Malaria Hypothesis
Quinine and Sweet Wormwood Save the Day
Efforts to Eradicate Malaria
Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever
West Nile Virus: New Kid on the Block
Mosquitoes and Encephalitis
Heartworm
Get Rid of That Standing Water!
Location, Location, Location—and Time
What’s a Mosquito’s Favorite Color?
DEET: The Gold Standard
General Tips for Using DEET
Pyrethrum, Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids: Chrysanthemums to the Rescue
Permethrin is for Use on Clothing, Not Skin
General Tips for Using Permethrin on Clothing
Using Other Types of Permethrin Insecticides
Picaridin: Another Product Inspired by a Natural Repellent
General Tips for Using Picaridin
Eucalyptus Isn’t Just for Koalas: Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, a Natural Mosquito Repellent
General Tips for Using PMD and Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
IR3535: A Clunky Name, but a Popular Choice Across the Pond
General Tips for Using IR3535
What Doesn’t Work: Superstitions, Mosquito Traps and Other Bogus “Cures”
Mosquito Control on the Home Front: Mosquito Dunks and Citronella
A Mosquito Miscellany: The Weird, the True, and the Funny of Mosquito Lore
Mosquitoes in War
Bugs in Battle: Entomological Warfare!
Time for Payback: The World Mosquito Killing Championship
Annoyance, Meet Terror: The Botfly
An Ongoing Science
New Approaches and Treatments
Invasive Species and Mosquitoes in a Warming World
Getting Involved
Identifying Aedes, Anopheles and Culex Mosquitoes
How to Identify Potential Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes
Identifying Eggs
Identifying Larvae
Identifying Adults
