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Closeup of a mosquito perched on a green leaf. The mosquito is mostly golden brown in color, with darker stripes on its abdomen and dark green eyes.

Mosquito Populations Linked Across Further Distances Than the Viruses They Carry

In an analysis of mosquito sampling across 20 years in Connecticut, mosquito populations were often correlated at sites 10 kilometers apart and sometimes as far as 40 kilometers apart. But the same data showed the presence of mosquito-borne viruses rarely correlated across distances more than 5 kilometers, complicating potential approaches to managing mosquitoes and the risk of vector-borne disease.

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Mosquito Management in the Era of Extreme Weather

As climate change drives weather trends like intense hurricane seasons, even regions as far north as New England are seeing changes in mosquito populations. A Massachusetts mosquito-control entomologist shares her experience.