Posts Tagged: PLOS

Dengue: Yes, You Can Get It Again

Medical entomologists are learning more and more about Aedes aegypti, the daytime-biting mosquito that prefers human blood. The mosquito transmits the Zika virus, currently "the" hot medical topic. But it also transmits dengue, yellow fever and...

Aedes aegypti, the daytime-biting mosquito that prefers human blood. (CDC Photo)

Aedes aegypti, the daytime-biting mosquito that prefers human blood. (CDC Photo)

When Monarch Butterflies Skip Meals

Got milkweed?  If not, monarch butterflies are in a heap of trouble.  An interesting study just published in journal PLOS One by researchers at the University of Jamestown, North Dakota, and the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia,...

Monarch butterfly sightings are becoming more uncommon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly sightings are becoming more uncommon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly grabbing a sip of nectar from lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly grabbing a sip of nectar from lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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