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US$8.99 for two Mosquito Dunks is too high. We need more companies producing Bti for consumer use. #mosquitoes

EDITED:
Study finds that Nile mosquitoes can be trained to learn that the smell of a popular molecule used to repel them means signals a nearby blood meal.

Like we do when slapping it on said blood meal

Claudio R. Lazzari, David De Luca, Ayelén Nally, Charly Dufour, Clément Vinauger; Associative learning switches DEET valence from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti. J Exp Biol 15 May 2026; 229 (10): jeb251935. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251935

#Science #Mosquitoes #UnanticipatedConsequences

Knowledge Zone 13h ago

The #Art and #Math of #Protein #Folding : Medium

Why #Garlic #Repels #Mosquitoes and Keeps Them From #Breeding :WIRED

When #AI makes you worse at your #Job : Misc

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Colin Purrington 2d ago

Friends, I managed to come up with a full ten (10) reasons why you shouldn't buy bug zappers. At the top of the list, of course, is that they barely kill any mosquitoes. But they also create noise pollution and can burn your house down, among other problems. #mosquitoes #insects #nature https://colinpurrington.com/2026/06/10-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-buy-a-bug-zapper/

10 reasons why you shouldn't buy a bug zapper

Although scientists have known for decades that bug zappers do not control mosquitoes, gullible Americans buy 1.75 million of them every year. To help get the word out I thought I'd create a more exhaustive listing of why they are a waste of money. They kill very, very few mosquitoes. By one cou

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themunros 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇱2d ago

Had a walk up Kukasthunturi today. Very warm and plagued a bit by the hatching of many small winged bloodsucking creatures, but who cares about them, another beautiful walk in Arctic Finland #Finland #yllas #äkäslompolo #fells #hills #walking #mosquitoes 🦟😨

Disco3000 2d ago

#Irondome against #mosquitoes: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/this-invention-can-use-lidar-to-shoot-down-30-mosquitoes-per-second-with-a-laser-photonmatrix-range-has-up-to-6-meter-kill-zone-can-gauge-distance-orientation-and-body-size-in-3-milliseconds

This device uses a laser to shoot down 30 mosquitoes per second — LiDAR-guided 'Photonmatrix' has up to 6-meter kill zone, can gauge distance, orientation, and body size in 3 milliseconds

But it isn't cheap, starting from nearly $500, and this developer has no prior crowdfunding history.

Tom's Hardware

The-14 2d ago

What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?
#WestNileVirus #Canada #Health #Mosquitoes #Health #DiseasePrevention #ClimateChange #Science #Wildlife #SummerSafety #VirusSurveillance #InfectiousDiseases #Camping #Genomics
https://the-14.com/what-are-the-risks-of-contracting-west-nile-virus-from-a-mosquito-in-canada/

Colin Purrington 3d ago

Top reasons to NOT buy a bug zapper.

1. Kills a minuscule number of mosquitoes
2. Fries pounds of innocent insects per week (and thus starves local birds)
3. Confuses lightning bugs (probably)
4. Wastes electricity
5. Generates light pollution
6. Generates sound pollution
7. Creates germ risk when insects explode (if near table w/ food)
8. Can catch fire and burn your house down

#mosquitoes #insects #nature

Colin Purrington 3d ago

Review of bug zappers that concludes, like all other reviews of bug zappers, that they are completely ineffective and kill tens of thousands of innocent insects. #mosquitoes #insects #nature https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/do-bug-zappers-work/

Do Bug Zappers Work? Yeah—About As Well As Any Other Indiscriminate Wildlife Slaughter.

Bug zappers kill the wrong bugs—to control bugs without a spray repellent, use a spatial repellent or a fan instead.

The New York Times

Axel Steiner 4d ago

Und - wie war der Urlaub?
Gab es auch Mücken?

Och, war eigentlich ganz ok...

#Mücken #muecken #mosquitoes #diptera #Artenvielfalt #natur #nature
#zingst #FischlandDarßZingst