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It feels like we are being bombarded by bedbug stories. Turn on the radio, open a magazine, walk by a TV and there is another new story about the bedbug invasion. Especially in big cities, and a lot of them are in hotels.
If you hear enough of these stories, you may get to the point where you are afraid of going to a hotel. You might also be worried that bedbugs are moving into your home. So what are you gonna do? How do you find out if you have bedbugs or not in your home or hotel room?
One thing you could do is build a bedbug trap…
What’s the most effective way of getting rid of mosquitoes?
by Marshall Brain | July 21, 2010
You Asked:
What’s the most effective way of getting rid of mosquitoes? — Gill, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marshall Brain Answers…
Is it possible to acquire diseases through mosquitoes?
by Marshall Brain | January 5, 2010
You Asked: Is it possible to acquire diseases through mosquitoes? — Laurie, Evans, Ga. Marshall Brain Answers: A female mosquito usually bites more than one animal during its lifetime and sucks blood in the process. So there is the possibility of mosquitoes transmitting diseases. A mosquito can pick up parasites, bacteria or viruses and transmit [...]
Who loves a good mosquito bite? No one I know, although I used to concoct some elaborate bite remedies in my younger days (most of which involved precise quantities of different soaps, lotions and shampoos and none of which worked). But mosquitoes aren’t just an itchy pain — they also happen to carry a little parasite that can give you malaria, a disease that hits 500 million people each year and kills 1 million of them. And make no mistake, this mosquito-borne disease has made its mark on history.
Maybe you’ve heard of Alexander the Great?
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