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earth.ninja

🪻 #Lavender has #analgesic, #antifungal, and #antiseptic qualities. This means that in addition to preventing #mosquito bites, it can calm and soothe the skin.

🌿 #Thyme oil is one of the best at repelling malarial mosquitoes. You may also want to throw thyme leaves into a #campfire. Research shows that burning thyme leaves offers 85 percent protection for 60 to 90 minutes.

healthline.com/health/kinds-of

🚫🦟 #malaria #DEET #MosquitoRepellent #InsectRepellent #EssentialOils

Healthline · 10 Natural Mosquito Repellents: What WorksMost commercial bug repellents can cause health and environmental problems. Learn about natural repellents that actually work.
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Colin Purrington

Every 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. #mosquito #mosquitoes #spraying #pollinators #insects #pesticides #government #mediapa #delco #pennsylvania #pyrethroids mediaborough.com/446/Mosquito-

www.mediaborough.comMosquito Spray Drift | Media Borough, PAMosquito spray drift's impact on the environment
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Colin Purrington

Fifth, 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 #repellents #mosquito #mosquitoes #scams colinpurrington.com/2019/09/mo

Colin Purrington's blog · 15 mosquito-control strategies and devices that don't work » Colin Purrington's blogHealth officials love to remind people to use DEET and other CDC-approved repellents, but they tend to shy away from telling the public what doesn’t work. As a result, millions of people embrace ineffective techniques and gimmicks. These people are not only subjecting themselves to annoying mosquito bites, they are increasing the likelihood that family […]
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Colin Purrington

Third, 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 #mosquitoes #mosquito
colinpurrington.com/2019/03/mo

Colin Purrington's blog · Killing mosquitoes with autocidal gravid ovitraps » Colin Purrington's blogIn case you are looking for a way to kill mosquitoes without sprays, here are three types of traps that kill pregnant (gravid) mosquitoes that are searching for water in which to oviposit. Each is filled with water and decomposing plant matter (hay, compressed rabbit food, or leaves), then equipped with special lids (and sticky […]
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Colin Purrington

Second, 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 #mosquito #mosquitoes #bti #bacteria #ipm #water colinpurrington.com/2024/08/bt

Colin Purrington's blog · Bti honeypot traps for killing mosquito larvae » Colin Purrington's blogAn easy way to kill thousands of mosquitoes each summer is to drop some Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (abbreviated to “Bti”) into containers filled with stagnant water. The photograph below shows one fashioned out of a litter box, but any large container will work. Then just lob in a Mosquito Dunk (made by Summit) or any […]
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Colin Purrington

Seasonal 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 #mosquito #mosquitoes colinpurrington.com/2019/07/mo

Colin Purrington's blog · Eliminate mosquitoes by eliminating stagnant water » Colin Purrington's blogThe most effective, cheapest way to control mosquitoes is to eliminate the standing water that larvae need to develop. A dry yard doesn’t have mosquitoes. It’s really that simple. Below is a list of objects to get rid of or dump regularly. Please share with your neighbors. 1. Gutters This is at the top of […]
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katzenberger 🇺🇦

#HumanShield in #Gaza, May 2024.

»#Israel​i forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly #Palestinian man in Gaza and forced him to act as a human shield before killing him and his wife, an investigation by the Israeli news website #HaMakom has revealed. […]

According to HaMakom the decision to use the elderly man as a human shield was part of a long-standing tactic called the "#mosquito #protocol" which involves Israeli soldiers ordering Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped locations - houses, tunnels, and other structures - ahead of the Israeli troops. […]

another Israeli soldier rejected the army's official line, telling HaMakom that "the mosquito protocol is completely regulated, and it's a very gray zone within the army."«

middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-is

Middle East EyeIsraeli forces used 80-year-old Palestinian as human shield before killing himIsraeli forces strapped explosives around the neck of an elderly Palestinian who used a walking stick and forced him to inspect areas used by Hamas before killing him and his wife
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GBIF Mammut sp.

New paper in Sustainability using @gbif mediated data:

Impact of Climate Change on Culex pipiens #Mosquito Distribution in the United States 🇺🇸

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

doi.org/10.3390/su17010102

MDPIImpact of Climate Change on Culex pipiens Mosquito Distribution in the United StatesCulex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) is a disease vector for the West Nile virus (WNV). Climate change impacts the disease transmission carried by mosquitoes, and it is partly to blame for the resurgence of mosquitoes as important disease vector insects. This study assessed the geographic range of Culex pipiens in the United States under both present and projected climatic scenarios, identifying the primary environmental factors influencing its distribution. Employing species distribution modeling (MaxEnt, Version 3.4.1) and occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, we examined the effects of key variables, including altitude, temperature seasonality (bio4), and annual precipitation (bio12), on habitat suitability for C. pipiens. The analysis revealed that altitude accounted for 60.3% of the model’s explanatory power, followed by temperature seasonality (31%) and annual precipitation (8.7%). Areas having low elevation and moderate temperature fluctuations were the most favorable for C. pipiens, with a predicted range extending across the Midwest and southeastern United States under present variables. Future projections for 2050 and 2070 under Representative Concentration Pathway (climatic change) scenarios suggest possible northward expansion in response to rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns. The study highlights some shifts in C. pipiens distribution and the potential for increased disease transmission into new areas. This study serves as a catalyst for decision-makers to coordinate their management reaction and create more resilient and comprehensive strategies to safeguard human health.
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