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Nicolas Moiroux🧵1/ Introducing ExpBites, a lightweight <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rstats</a> 📦 to analyze mosquito biting exposure according to hourly activities and locations of human and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a>. Built for modeling true expected <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/bednet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bednet</a> efficacy.🦟⛺️ 📦 GitHub: <a href="https://buff.ly/tImDQdv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://buff.ly/tImDQdv</a> 🎚️ Shiny app: <a href="https://buff.ly/t9oMOwv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://buff.ly/t9oMOwv</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#malaria</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/anopheles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anopheles</a>

Yes, But ⁉️<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosquito</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosquitoes</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YesBut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YesBut</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Comic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Comics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meme</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memes</a>

Colin PurringtonAnyone in Maine with stories on how bad the mosquitoes are? I'm preparing a lecture on mosquito control strategies for a town there and I'd like to get a better understanding of the situation. I've seen some posts suggesting that 2023 and 2024 were wet and warm and that many in the state were shocked by the mosquito numbers. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maine</a>

Absolute Memery 🎭<a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosquito</a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosquitoes</a> 🔎<a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> 🔎<a href="https://tribe.net/tags/GoogleSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoogleSearch</a>.<a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meme</a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Memes</a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humour</a> <a href="https://tribe.net/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a>

Colin PurringtonEvery borough, town, and city should have a webpage that discourages residents from subscribing to those frequent (every 2-3 week) insecticide applications from companies like Mosquito Shield, Mosquito Joe, and Mosquito Squad. As an example, here's the blurb from Media, Pennsylvania, the town next to me. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/spraying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spraying</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticides</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mediapa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mediapa</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/delco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#delco</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pennsylvania</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pyrethroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pyrethroids</a> <a href="https://www.mediaborough.com/446/Mosquito-Spray-Drift" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mediaborough.com/446/Mosquito-Spray-Drift</a>

Entomological Soc. of AmericaNew on Entomology Today: Mosquitoes drink nectar (not just blood), but do they prefer nectar from some plants over others? A new research review shows mosquitoes do indeed have nectar preferences, and they vary across groups such as Aedes, Anopeheles, Culex. Researchers say knowing mosquitoes' nectar preferences can inform placement of attractive targeted sugar baits in mosquito control efforts. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2025/04/04/mosquito-nectar-preferences/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://entomologytoday.org/2025/04/04/mosquito-nectar-preferences/</a>

Colin PurringtonSixth, if you have a mosquito in your bedroom, you can sometimes trap it inside a container baited with sugar. Instructions here: 6/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2020/06/diy-soda-bottle-mosquito-trap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2020/06/diy-soda-bottle-mosquito-trap/</a>

Colin PurringtonFifth, don't fall for mosquito-control scams like "mosquito-repelling plants," citronella candles, wrist bands, etc. And don't bother with zappers unless you want to kill thousands of moths and beetles per night. Also, bats and birds are really not going to make a dent in your mosquitoes. 5/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/repellents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#repellents</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scams</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2019/09/mosquito-control-myths-and-scams/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2019/09/mosquito-control-myths-and-scams/</a>

Colin PurringtonFourth, resist the urge to nuke your yard with pesticides. While pyrethroids might reduce the ground-level mosquitoes for a few days, you'll be killing off mosquito predators (e.g., spiders), innocent pollinators, and much, much more. Seriously, just don't. 4/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pyrethroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pyrethroids</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticides</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/neurotoxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurotoxins</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2018/09/buzz-on-mosquito-sprays/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2018/09/buzz-on-mosquito-sprays/</a>

Colin PurringtonThird, make or buy some traps that can lure pregnant female mosquitoes to their deaths. These work without the need for pesticides and can last for years. If you're rich, buy a few for your neighbors. 3/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2019/03/mosquito-traps-that-work/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2019/03/mosquito-traps-that-work/</a>

Colin PurringtonSecond, set out bins of water laced with mosquito Kryptonite: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti), a harmless bacterial species that kills their larvae and lasts for weeks. Buy some for all your neighbors, too. 2/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bti</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bacteria</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ipm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ipm</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bti-honeypot-traps/</a>

Colin PurringtonSeasonal thread for dealing with mosquitoes. First, mosquitoes cannot complete their life cycle without stagnant water, so get rid of all the objects in your yard that can collect it. And guilt your neighbors into doing the same. 1/n <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://colinpurrington.com/2019/07/mosquitoes-stagnant-water/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://colinpurrington.com/2019/07/mosquitoes-stagnant-water/</a>

Alameda PostThe Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District found a dead bird that tested positive for West Nile virus. Please remember to follow these instructions to report any dead birds you find, and remember to drain standing water to prevent mosquito reproduction and the possible spread of the virus. <a href="https://alamedapost.com/news/first-west-nile-virus-positive-dead-bird-2025-found-alameda-county/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alamedapost.com/news/first-west-nile-virus-positive-dead-bird-2025-found-alameda-county/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/alameda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alameda</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AlamedaCountyMosquitoAbatementDistrict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlamedaCountyMosquitoAbatementDistrict</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WestNileVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WestNileVirus</a>

Colin PurringtonHere's what one of the traps looks like when it's deployed in my yard. And as visual proof that it can actually kill mosquitoes, second pic shows two females that I caught last year. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pests</a>

Colin PurringtonI recharged my mosquito traps yesterday: fresh water, some leaves, then a sticky card in the upper part to make sure the pregnant females don't escape. Wish stores would sell these so that more people used them. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquito</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philippines</a> village offering bounties for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> amid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/denguefever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#denguefever</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outbreak</a><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/philippines-village-offering-bounties-for-mosquitoes-amid-dengue-fever-outbreak-13312514" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.sky.com/story/philippines-village-offering-bounties-for-mosquitoes-amid-dengue-fever-outbreak-13312514</a>

Judy Olo 🚫⚠️kakistocracy🌊Don't think the plants are gonna take this too well. 😪OTOH, maybe it'll kill off the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> 🤞🤞🦟<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Snow</a> where it don't belong.

Nonya Bidniss :CIAverified:Toxic lover: Genetically engineering males to have venomous semen could wipe out disease-carrying insectsOne way to shrink populations of disease-carrying pests is known as the sterile insect technique: Basically, you release tons of sterile males to mate with fertile females, preventing them from successfully adding to the next generation. While the method can work well, it requires enough males to be released to flood the mating market. In addition, fruitlessly mated females can still transmit disease until they die. Now, researchers have found a way to up the efficiency: Instead of males’ semen lacking viable sperm, it contains lethal toxins from a venomous animal.When researchers tested the approach on fruit flies, they found that toxins from anemones and Brazilian wandering spiders were most effective, reducing the median lifespans of mated female flies by up to 64%. Additional modeling they performed suggested such mortality would reduce female mosquito populations faster than other approaches and lower blood feeding by as much as 60%. Even better, because these venom toxins are more molecularly targeted than broad-spectrum insecticides, the animals are unlikely to develop resistance to them, the team claims.They aim to test the idea in mosquitoes next, and if all goes well, such “toxic males” could be deployed in as little as five years. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/arboviruses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arboviruses</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54863-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54863-1</a>

Radio Zoo 📻 Global BroadcastА хто ще брехав про комарів і біолабораторії? Хто наступний? нєбєнзя, готуйся! Здається твоя черга. На самокаті полюбляєш кататися? Та пофігу, самокат — це була імпровізація <a href="https://mas.to/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#russia</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/revenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revenge</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biolaboratories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biolaboratories</a> (ми його обрізали і трохи прискорили)

Useless Facts, Badly DrawnUseless Facts, Badly Drawn #396: Mosquitoes. . . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vectors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseasevectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diseasevectors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disease</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mortality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pests</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deadlyanimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deadlyanimals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kdratio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kdratio</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pandemic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pandemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pandemics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wtf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wtf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strangebuttrue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strangebuttrue</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webcomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webcomic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uselessfacts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfactsbadlydrawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uselessfactsbadlydrawn</a>

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