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Understanding mosquitoes can help us find better ways to kill them

  • Written by Aparna Telang, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of South Florida

Astronomer Royal Dr. Martin Rees wrote in 1999: “What makes things baffling is their degree of complexity, not their sheer size… a star is simpler than an insect.”

You might not think an insect like a mosquito could be so complex, so I thought I would share some lesser-known facts about them.

I am a mosquito researcher who lives...

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