Tag: mosquitoes
People with this blood type are twice as likely to be eaten by mosquitoes
Are you one of those lucky people who seem like a mosquito magnet? Or on the contrary, are you still spared while your friends are full of pimples? The answer…
Zika, dengue fever… These viruses carried by tiger mosquitoes that you will have to be wary of this summer
At first glance, this pest seems harmless. Almost elegant in her striped dress. Small in size, the animal flies slower than its colleagues. However, the tiger mosquito risks coming to…
Latest news – Sterile mosquitoes should help against diseases
Quick news from Aftonbladet Our reporting on three current topics right now: arrow Sweden’s NATO application arrow The economic crisis arrow The war in Ukraine Sterile mosquitoes are supposed to…
Sterile mosquitoes for the Galapagos
Sterile mosquitoes for the Galapagos Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are notorious for spreading the Zika virus, dengue and yellow fever. Archive image. Photo: TT Ecuador is to release 100,000 sterile Aedes…
Mosquitoes super-resistant to insecticides identified in Asia
News Published on 01/16/2023 at 6:39 p.m. Updated 01/16/2023 at 6:39 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever and other sometimes severe viral diseases have developed high resistance to…
Invasive mosquitoes are intimidating! Their numbers are increasing… New species can cause diseases
Factors such as environmental pollution and the depletion of the ozone layer cause seasonal changes. The fact that this winter in Turkey was dry and hot, caused concerns in the…
Resistant disease-spreading mosquitoes are a concern
Published: Just now full screen A mosquito of the species Aedes aegypti which, among other things, can spread the Zika virus. Archive image. Photo: Andre Penner/AP/TT Scientists have discovered mosquitoes…
It’s been pretty scary lately! The way to stay away from annoying mosquitoes is to eat them.
Especially in recent days, due to the anxiety caused by the West Nile virus in our neighboring country, Greece, more precautions have been taken against flies. Many people in society…
Mosquitoes: why do they always bite the same people?
News Published on 08/09/2022 at 3:20 p.m. Updated 08/09/2022 at 3:20 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) Medical validation: September 04, 2022…
How do mosquitoes always find us?
Mosquitoes always achieve their end: to pump our blood to feed their eggs. If they are so effective at detecting us despite our efforts to repel them, it is because…