Zika News and Updates on Insect Borne Diseases

Who, What, and Where Do Mosquitoes Bite?

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ho, What, and Where Do Mosquitoes Bite? July 8, 2016 by Entomology Today Leave a Comment Photo by Jim Occi, BugPics, Bugwood.org. By Cameron Webb Mosquitoes bite. They need to bite. Female mozzies require the nutritional hit of a bloodmeal to develop eggs. The blood can come from many different animals. Some mosquitoes are fussy … Read more

The Importance of Contraception to the Zika Fight

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Currently there is no vaccine for Zika (though one was just approved for clinical trials), and there is no treatment. When people talk about the response to the outbreak, they primarily talk about mosquito control and bug spray. One might think that medicine has no weapon to offer the average person to fight this disease … Read more