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    the state's abundance of natural resources, Alabama is home to roughly 60 different mosquito species. Today, the Asian tiger mosquito is the most prevalent variety. Most comfortable in highly populated, suburban areas, this mosquito species is particularly bothersome, and they can thrive on small amounts of water. In addition to the Asian tiger mosquito, the Japanese encephalitis mosquito and southern house mosquito are also common to the area and are known to carry diseases.…

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    Ddt Research Paper

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    Restricted use of DDT is allowed for fighting the mosquito species that carries malaria. Research and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using DDT. Be sure to point out what DDT stands for. Type one page, single-spaced in 12 point font. Cite your sources (15 points). DDT is a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now…

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    Zika Virus Research Paper

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    Zika has become popular in Alabama. Zika is a virus that has different modes of transmission. The most common mode of transmission is by Aedes species mosquito (Alabama Department of Public Health, 2018). Mosquitos are more common in Alabama during summer months and look for sites with water to lay eggs in and multiply. A mosquito will bite a person that is infected with Zika and spread the disease by biting another person. Zika is also spread by sex, mother to child, blood transfusion, and lab…

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    Why Bed Bugs Are Bad

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    Everyone has heard the phrase, "Don't let the bed bugs bite," but few people have encountered the headache of a bed bug infestation. That's why the expert exterminators at Denning Pest Control are here to help Jefferson City residents identify and get rid of bed bugs. Though bed bugs are tiny insects, they can be a major nuisance. Typically they hitch a ride on luggage, clothing, or furniture brought into your home and that's how the infestation begins. Even if your house is totally spotless,…

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    WNV Infection Paper

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    (7, 10). In this paper, my study area and year are Dallas County, Texas in 2012. Dallas County, Texas had 167 positive mosquito pools, no avian positive cases, 3 equine cases (3). Mosquito Species of Interest Amongst the mosquito species infected with WNV in Dallas County, the C. quinquefasciatus (southern horse mosquito) was the most prevalent (7, 32). The southern horse mosquito is prevalent in Southern United States as…

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    Mosquitoes Research Paper

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    they make especially during the night. On numerous occasions many of us have fallen victim to irritating and sometimes painful mosquito bites. However, in most cases we often tend to ignore these bites mainly we are not too worried about serious disease, unless one has been reported in our local area. Another reason why most people tend to give very little attention to mosquito bites is because they mainly happen over summer; people completely forget about them, once summer passes and cool dry…

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    Chikungunya Prevention

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    health ministries of these islands affected have also taken preventative actions other than education in fogging suspected mosquito breeding grounds as to lower the amount of mosquitos around. Main focus points have been airports as well as seaports, and hotels as well. This is due in part that if an infected visitor were to enter one of these countries the chances of a mosquito extracting blood, (and thus the virus,) would be greatly decreased. These prevention methods conform to WHO standards…

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    Magnet Traps

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    Mosquito Magnet Trap Placement Mosquito traps have proven that they can be effective at eliminating most mosquitoes as well as other flying insects. However, that does not mean that everyone who purchases a mosquito trap is 100% satisfied with the way it performs. In most cases, their issues could be solved if they simply take a look at where their trap is located. In order to have the trap work as well as it can, you need to make sure you understand the right Mosquito Magnet trap placement. Why…

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    Spread Zika Virus

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    proposal to address the pressing issue of the ever spreading Zika Virus. The recent American outbreak of the widespread Zika epidemic has called for cautious measures to be taken in areas of high mosquito population. There have been several moments in the past few months where I would find myself swatting mosquitos, only to have those around me continuously warn me about Zika. The impact the virus has had on the general public has caused mild levels of hysteria across populations in the…

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    Asset Identification Best Buy records merchandise inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market. Freight-related costs from their vendors are included as part of the net cost of merchandise inventories. Other costs associated with acquiring, storing and transporting merchandise inventories to their retail stores are expensed as incurred and included in the cost of goods sold (Merchandise Inventories, 62). The inventory…

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