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Operation Big Buzz was a U.S. military entomological warfare field test conducted in 1955 on Savannah, Georgia's predominantly Black Carver Village neighborhood. [1] The tests involved dispersing over 300,000 mosquitoes from aircraft and through ground dispersal methods.
Within a day, many reports of mosquito bites were received. [2] In 1958, the Chemical Corps released 1,000,000 mosquitoes in Avon Park, Florida. These tests showed that mosquitoes could be spread by means of various devices. [3] The 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove also refers to an Operation Drop Kick. [4]
This is the complete list of the 20 worst cities for mosquitoes, so if you live in any of these places, take extra care in the warm weather. National Prevalence and Mortality of West Nile Virus ...
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive-ito) [2] is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. [3] Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and specialized, highly elongated, piercing-sucking mouthparts.
Nancy Hinkle, University of Georgia entomology professor, said pet owners come in close contact with their pets, ticks and fleas are concern. “We have 23 species of ticks in Georgia,” said Hinkle.
There are 112 genera of mosquitoes, containing approximately 3,500 species. [1] Human malaria is transmitted only by females of the genus Anopheles. Of the approximately 430 Anopheles species, while over 100 are known to be able to transmit malaria to humans, only 30–40 commonly do so in nature.
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A typical flyswatter. A flyswatter (or fly-swat, fly swatter [1]) usually consists of a small rectangular or round sheet of a lightweight, flexible, vented material (usually thin metallic, rubber, or plastic mesh) around 10 cm (4 in) across, attached to a handle about 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft) long made of a lightweight material such as wire, wood, plastic, or metal.