Separate fact from fiction about mosquitos If you’re going to dislike mosquitos – and who can blame you – it’s only fair to dislike them for truthful reasons. Thanks to the Internet and social media, fake news runs rampant. People share opinions and hearsay, and it’s misinterpreted as fact. It’s still bad news for mosquitos…
Diseases carried by mosquitos could be diminished by creating a vaccine for the insect’s saliva As if you didn’t already have enough reasons to dislike mosquitos. Scientists recently reported that mosquito saliva makes changes to our immune systems. They’ve shown that these changes last at least a week in laboratory mice after they’ve been bitten.…
It’ll look so much nicer once this stuff is gone Our lives are filled with stuff. Even if we don’t intend to collect it, it just seems to accumulate anyway. Plus, it builds up so fast. If you take a look around your home, there are probably lots of things you have now that you…
Follow these tips to help make your yard shine The best part of owning a home is that (for the most part) you can do what you like with it. If you frequently watch home improvement shows or regularly peruse Pinterest, you know that the possibilities for décor and design upgrades are endless. And while…
What if there was a way to modify the mosquitos to resist the disease, rather than killing their wild populations? That’s the new approach being undertaken by scientists at John Hopkins University to combat the deadliest mosquito-borne threat of all: malaria. How can genetic engineering fight diseases that are transmitted by mosquitos? Science can use…
You’ll want to get your grill ready for these fun days. If you love nothing more than firing up your grill, this is certainly your time of year. We’re in the heart of barbecue season, and chances are you’ve already cooked up your share of burgers, dogs, and steaks. But if you enjoy being the…
Learn about three plans experts are working on As we head towards the heart of mosquito season, you may be wondering what – if anything – is being done to fight these annoying and potentially dangerous buggers. After all, when Zika first arrived in Florida a couple of years ago, public agencies immediately recognized its…
Find out which bugs are biting more and why According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of diseases spread by mosquitos, fleas, and ticks tripled from 2004 to 2016. In 2004, there were fewer than 27,500 reported cases, but by 2016, that number had climbed past 96,000. In that timeframe,…
Keep yourself and your home safe with a comprehensive protection plan Remember the Zika virus? In the summer of 2016, it spread rapidly from East Africa to Southeast Asia, South and Central America, and eventually set up shop here in the U.S., which resulted in a record 5,168 cases of Zika-related illness that year, according…
The wardrobe choices that give you an edge Mosquitos are a problem in South Florida throughout the year, but they become a special kind of nuisance as we head into summer. If you don’t want to stay holed up in your home for the next several months, you have to figure out how to deal…