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Interesting facts about Mosquitoes!
Alaska has more than 30 species of mosquitos. These are some interesting facts about them. Mosquitoes are known from as far back as the Triassic Period – 400 million years ago.They are known from North America from the Cretaceous – 100 million years ago.There are...
Check out the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) exasperated by mosquitoes
MOOSE FLIES A HIGH-SUMMER ALASKA PEST
While boating down the Yukon River during the hottest summer recorded in Alaska (1915, when Fort Yukon reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit), missionary Hudson Stuck wrote about the wildlife that most bothered his party. “With the failure of a little breeze and the...
Everything you didn’t know about Alaska’s mosquitoes
DENALI PARK — All hail to the mighty beavers at Horseshoe Lake. It’s because of them that there are no clouds of mosquitoes pestering park visitors at that popular body of water. Visiting entomologist and mosquito researcher Andrew Guinness came to this conclusion...
What is the difference between Bed Bug Bite and Mosquito Bite?
In addition to skin reactions to bites, the primary ways to differentiate bed bug bites and mosquito bites include the differences in bite location on the body, the pattern of bites on the body and the estimated time when a bite occurred. GENERAL...
5 Facts to tell you if a Mosquito is a Male or a Female
Mosquitoes are well-known for biting people and transmitting numerous diseases. Surprisingly, the sex of these pests actually plays an important role in that behavior. In discussions concerning male vs. female mosquitoes, people can differentiate between the two based...