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2. Insect winter ecology - Wikipedia

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   Insects that live under the water have different strategies for dealing with freezing than terrestrial insects do. Many insect species survive winter not as adults on land, but as larvae underneath the surface of the water. Under the water many benthic invertebrates will experience some subfreezing temperatures, especially in small streams.

3. Mosquito - Wikipedia

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   [69] [70] Many can tolerate subzero temperatures, while adults of some species can survive winter by sheltering in microhabitats such as buildings or hollow trees. [71] In warm and humid tropical regions, some mosquito species are active for the entire year, but in temperate and cold regions they hibernate or enter diapause.

4. Insect thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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   The pre-flight warm-up behavior of a moth. Insect thermoregulation is the process whereby insects maintain body temperatures within certain boundaries.Insects have traditionally been considered as poikilotherms (animals in which body temperature is variable and dependent on ambient temperature) as opposed to being homeothermic (animals that maintain a stable internal body temperature ...

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   Here's our opinion: No one should be forced to subscribe to any one theme, so if you like your Halloween decor to be more cute and charming than scary and creepy, go for it. On the other hand, if ...

6. As temperatures rise, mosquitoes are also on the move ... - AOL

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   As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating upward. The temperature range where malaria-carrying mosquitoes thrive is rising in elevation. Scientists now worry people living in areas once ...

7. Local elimination of mosquitoes is possible. Here’s why we ...

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   Anopheles carries malaria, Culex carries West Nile, and the Aedes genus alone includes mosquitoes that can carry yellow fever, chikungunya, dengue and Zika, among others. And we may not need them ...

8. Aedes albopictus - Wikipedia

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   First, the mosquito exhibits a nonspecific searching behavior until it perceives host stimulants, whereupon it secondly takes a targeted approach. [24] For catching tiger mosquitoes with special traps, carbon dioxide and a combination of chemicals that naturally occur in human skin (fatty acids, ammonia, and lactic acid) are the most attractive ...

9. Science finds two items reduce the chance of mosquito bites ...

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