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A mosquito glossary
Clear, sourced definitions of the mosquito terms you meet most: Aedes, arbovirus, Bti, DEET, larvicide, source reduction, vector competence, West Nile virus.
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A to Z index
A complete A to Z index of every page on Mosquito Almanac, from species and diseases to control, prevention, and biology.
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Mosquito myths, debunked
The most common mosquito myths, from bug zappers and citronella plants to blood type and bats, checked against the evidence and linked…
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Contact
How to reach Mosquito Almanac with questions, corrections, and feedback about mosquitoes, mosquito-borne disease, and control.
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Corrections
Spotted an error on Mosquito Almanac? Here is how we handle corrections and how to report something that is wrong, unclear, or…
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Our review process
How Mosquito Almanac researches, checks, and updates its pages, from sourcing every claim to the last-reviewed date on each article.
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How we source
How Mosquito Almanac sources its content: the authoritative references we trust, the order we trust them in, and what we do when…
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About Mosquito Almanac
Mosquito Almanac is an independent, non-commercial reference on mosquitoes, the diseases they carry, and how to control them, with every claim sourced.
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Mosquito anatomy and how the bite works
How a mosquito is built and how its bite works: the three body regions, the needle-like proboscis, its six piercing stylets, and…
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Why do mosquitoes exist
Mosquitoes have no assigned purpose, but they play real ecological roles: food for wildlife, pollinators of some plants, and larvae in aquatic…