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How Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes Can Tell You're Home

UC Riverside research shows house-dwelling mosquitoes require minute changes in concentrations of exhaled carbon dioxide to trigger landing on human skin RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Females of the malaria-spreading mosquito tend to obtain their blood meals within human dwellings. Indeed, this mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, spends much of its adult life indoors where it is constantly exposed...
By Iqbal Pittalwala |
Alexander Raikhel

Scientists Identify Important Mechanism Involved in Production of Mosquito Eggs

UC Riverside research could lead to innovative strategies for controlling mosquito populations RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes have contributed to the death and suffering of millions throughout human history, earning the mosquito the title as the world’s most dangerous animal. Even today, several devastating mosquito-borne diseases (such as malaria, dengue fever and West...
By Iqbal Pittalwala |
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Alec Gerry Earns Lifetime Achievement Award From Livestock Insect Workers Conference

Alec Gerry earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Livestock Insect Workers Conference.
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