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Ticks are external parasites, living by feeding on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians. Ticks are not insects, although they are often mistaken for them. Ticks are actually classified as arachnids,...

Carbon dioxide, which humans and other animals produce, is the key signal to mosquitoes that a potential blood meal is near. Mosquitoes have developed a keen sensitivity to CO2 in the air. Once a female senses CO2...

Mosquitoes mean nothing personal when they take your blood. Female mosquitoes need protein for their eggs, and must take a blood meal in order to reproduce. Since males don't bear the burden of producing young,...

Find out how to say Mosquito in at least 36 languages: Afrikaans (muskiet), Arabe (al-Ba'oudha), Chinois (wenzhi), Croate (komarac), Tchèque (komar), Danois (myg), Néerlandais (mug), Anglais (mosquito), Finnois (hyttynen), Français (moustique), Allemand (Mücke), Grec (kounoupi), Hawaïen...

Zika is the name of a forest in Uganda where the virus was discovered in 1947(1) (2). This virus is from the same family as dengue and yellow fever. After raising in Africa in the...

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WHEN TICKS ARE MORE ACTIVE Tick season generally begins when the weather warms and dormant ticks begin to look for food — in most places in the U.S., that’s in late March and April. Tick...

  PARA’KITO® is for the adventurer. The tree climber and swan divers. The pillow fort masters and outdoor crafters. The curious wanders and the whirlwind wonders. PARA’KITO is devoted to keeping those moments pure, without...

PARA’KITO® is for the adventurer. The tree climber and swan divers. The pillow fort masters and outdoor crafters. The curious wanders and the whirlwind wonders. PARA’KITO® is devoted to keeping those moments pure, without interruption...

Depending on where you are located, Mosquito Season could be all year long. In some states that may be true. For other states the mosquito activity will begin when the temperature reaches a consistent level...

On October 22nd, in Hossegor (southwestern France), Maud Le Car was sacred “Champion of France” for the first time of her career. Shortened the day before because of a thick fog, the surf France championship...

Dengue is an infectious viral disease transmitted by two species of mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. [1] The disease is classified into four types of virus (DEN1, DEN2, DEN3 and DEN4). [2] Two main...

Besides the fact that mosquitoes are annoying, they can also carry several serious illnesses like Dengue, Zika or Chikungunya. Mosquitoes can be found worldwide and despite we may associate their bites with outside activities like...

Though the vast majority of insects do us no harm, and, in fact, make our lives better, a few insects exist that can kill us. Which is the deadliest insect on Earth? Killer bees? African ants?...