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Mosquitos and the diseases they transmit

Mosquitoes affect the health of people and animals more than any other insect pest worldwide. Biting female mosquitoes transmit many infectious agents that cause diseases such as encephalitis, malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika virus, and yellow fever. To control mosquitoes the most effectively and economically, you need to:

• Understand their life cycle.

• Be able to identify the mosquito species i…

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