A new study reveals that, within a small area in central Florida, mosquitoes fed on a whopping 86 different species of animals, capturing nearly all the vertebrate biodiversity in the area.

#science #mosquitoes #biodiversity

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In echo of Jurassic Park, mosquitoes capture entire ecosystems in their blood meals

Within a small area in central Florida, mosquitoes fed on a whopping 86 different species of animals.

^news.ufl.edu

Malaria used to be endemic and not uncommon in the United States as far north as Chicago, before being eradicated by large-scale public health campaigns involving the draining of mosquito breeding sites and pesticide spraying.

This resurgence in Florida really wants to happen. The disease and the insect vector are both happy here, and I really wish people appreciated the scale of government involvement required to keep Malaria out.

#Florida #Malaria #Mosquitoes

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Florida Records Second Rare Case Of Malaria

A​ second very rare case of a person being infected with malaria from a local mosquito bite is being reported in Florida.

^MSN