Sunday, January 24, 2016

Mosquito in the city lights often than in rural areas – NU.nl

Mosquitoes in the city have a preference for blood of mammals and also do not go into hibernation, according to research by biologist Arnold van Vliet and insect expert Sander Koenraadt of Wageningen University.

More than half of the city of mosquitoes, according to researchers from the molestus type, the kind that puts most people. This mosquito looks like in warm spaces and stay below houses.

In the country is more a different mosquito species for which prefers bird blood.



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Scientists have 3500 beaten down mosquitoes studied were sent last year to Muggenradar.nl.

In a new study, they want to investigate mosquito activity in the Netherlands is affected by the extremely warm months of November and December, followed by a few weeks cold. According to Van Vliet this winter there are many reports of mosquito nuisance

By:. ANP

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