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Anopheles: see mosquito mosquito (məskē`tō), small, long-legged insect of the order Diptera, the true flies . ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The conquering of the Stegomyia and Anopheles mosquitoes made possible the construction of the Panama Canal, one of the great engineering marvels of the world. HASTENING DEATH In one of the Science papers, Ng'habi, Scholte, and their co-workers report that Anopheles mosquitoes from five of the houses in Lupiro, a hot spot for malaria, died sooner than did mosquitoes from the five other dwellings surveyed. Insecticide resistance is a major global health issue, with 40% of the world's population at risk for malarial diseases carried by Anopheles mosquitoes and these disease vectors showing increasing resistance to DDT. |
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