Mosquito Newstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12495902008-01-21T03:14:28-08:00News and advice on biting insects and malaria from arnywear.co.ukTypePadWhy do my children react so badly to mosquito bites?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-444426582008-01-21T03:14:28-08:002008-01-21T03:14:34-08:00When the mosquito bites her victim, she injects her saliva -- teeming with digestive enzymes and anticoagulants. The first time a person is bitten, there is no reaction. With subsequent bites, the person becomes sensitised to the foreign proteins, and...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2008/01/why-do-my-child.htmlMosquitoes to blame for dinosaur extinction?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-439056322008-01-09T05:59:03-08:002008-01-09T05:59:10-08:00It looks like dinosaurs could have done with some arnywear if the story below from the Press Association holds any weight! Insect theory in dino extinction Biting insects might have brought down the mighty dinosaurs rather than a cataclysmic meteor...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2008/01/mosquitoes-to-b.htmlBirth control for mosquitoestag:typepad.com,2003:post-424439002007-12-05T02:10:27-08:002007-12-05T02:10:34-08:00Very interesting news here about scientists using genetic engineering in a very promising way. They are proposing to release GM male mosquitoes into the Caribbean to try and combat dengue fever.arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/12/birth-control-f.htmlAvoid those mosquito bitestag:typepad.com,2003:post-417927402007-11-20T02:15:58-08:002007-11-20T02:16:05-08:00Here's another reason to avoid mosquitoes: Bites from mosquitoes that aren't infected by the West Nile virus may make the disease worse in people who later acquire it from infected mosquitoes. The effect has been shown so far only in...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/11/avoid-those-mos.htmlwhy do mosquitoes choose to bite me not my partner?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-415908482007-11-15T04:52:02-08:002007-11-15T04:52:10-08:00Why does my partner not get bitten by mosquitoes but I do? Most people know someone who says "well I never get bitten" or "mosquitoes never leave me alone" �?? so why is this? To be honest, it isn't entirely...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/11/why-do-mosquito.htmlMosquitoes Prefer Blondes �?? FACT!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-411187422007-11-05T04:40:15-08:002007-11-15T04:52:06-08:00Looking at this clip posted by National Geographic, we learnt something new about mosquitoes �?? they prefer blondes to brunettes and mosquito eggs can survive five years before hatching�?� The lava are water borne, which is why stagnant water is...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/11/mosquitoes-pref.htmlMalaria: deforestation to blame?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-409109662007-10-31T05:07:02-07:002007-11-05T04:40:19-08:00Very interesting article here on the coming and goings of mosquitoes in Peru. Malaria was wiped out in Peru 40 years ago but there's a suggestion that deforestation and global warming could be toblame for its return. Climate change is...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/10/malaria-defores.htmlWhy do mosquitoes bite me?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-402730342007-10-16T02:25:39-07:002007-10-31T05:07:05-07:00Mosquitoes are very advanced little insects, with the ability to detect their prey (that's you and me!) using a variety of methods. It's only the females that bite, but both sexes can detect you using any of the following means...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/10/why-do-mosquito.htmlUlcers linked to mosquito bitestag:typepad.com,2003:post-399143682007-10-08T03:09:07-07:002007-10-16T04:45:58-07:00More good reason to protect yourself from mosquitoes. This research suggests that the flesh-eating Bairnsdale ulcer bacteria is transmitted by mosquitoes. The Bairnsdale ulcer destroys human skin and tissue and can lead to permanent disfigurement and disability. There's a link...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/10/ulcers-linked-t.htmlGuaranteed to make you itch!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-397086042007-10-03T08:56:26-07:002007-10-16T04:45:59-07:00From the emails received at this blog and over at arnywear HQ it's clear that things have changed in the UK. There are more exotic bites, more allergies to those bites and more people looking to protect themselves as travel...arnywearhttp://arnywear.typepad.com/arnywear_natural_mosquito/2007/10/guaranteed-to-m.html