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  2. Anautogeny - Wikipedia

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    A female Anopheles minimus mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host to support its anautogenous reproduction.. In entomology, anautogeny is a reproductive strategy in which an adult female insect must eat a particular sort of meal (generally vertebrate blood) before laying eggs in order for her eggs to mature. [1]

  3. Aedes taeniorhynchus - Wikipedia

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    An individual mosquito can be heard across 2–5 cm in distance when sound level rises to 22-25 dB. [7] Male and female mosquitoes can also be distinguished by their wingbeat frequencies, which are 700–800 Hz for males and 400–500 Hz for females. [7] As a result, flight sounds are used to determine flight activity and distinguish sex of groups.

  4. There’s a Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Circulating in ... - AOL

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    The best way to prevent EEE is to avoid getting bitten by mosquitoes, Dr. Russo says. That means “avoiding mosquito-laden areas and cleaning up communities so that mosquito breeding sites are ...

  5. Anopheles stephensi - Wikipedia

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    Anopheles stephensi is a primary mosquito vector of malaria in urban India and is included in the same subgenus as Anopheles gambiae, the primary malaria vector in Africa. [1] A. gambiae consists of a complex of morphologically identical species of mosquitoes, along with all other major malaria vectors; however, A. stephensi has not yet been ...

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  7. Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the ...

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    Enriquez, a 52-year-old mason, had volunteered to help publicize a plan to suppress dengue by releasing millions of special mosquitoes in the Honduran capital. Special mosquitoes are being bred to ...

  8. Phlebotominae - Wikipedia

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    Some species can produce one clutch of eggs before their first blood meal; such females are said to practise autogenous or partly autogenous reproduction. Other species need a blood meal before they can produce any eggs at all; they are said to practise anautogenous reproduction. As far as is known, all species need a blood meal for every ...

  9. U.S. Towns Are On High Alert About This Rare, Deadly Mosquito ...

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    "They can do a blood test," he says. But EEE treatment is “just supportive care,” Dr. Schaffner says. Meaning, people may take OTC medications to help control the fever and aches and pains.