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New research on what attracts blood-feasting flies to blue objects could help minimise the impacts of those insects on people and animals.
An expert on mosquito ecology provides top tips to avoid being bitten by these pesky insects.
A medical myth persists that the B vitamin thiamine is a systemic insect repellent that wards off mosquitoes when taken orally. But scientists have disproven this mistaken belief again and again.
Employing children as waste pickers lowers costs but exposes them to hazards.
Summer can bring out the bugs. Here’s what to do if you miss a spot when applying insect repellent.
There’s a new weapon against mosquitoes that spreads diseases such as dengue and yellow fever – more mosquitoes.
There’s a simple reason why Australia isn’t the most lethal nation in the world.
The smell of mozzie repellent is as much a part of summer as barbecues and the cricket. Despite supermarket and pharmacy shelves overflowing with insect repellents, there are actually only a few active…
Mosquito-borne disease is a serious concern, with millions of people worldwide impacted by pathogens spread by these blood-sucking insects. In Australia, there are more than 5,000 cases of human illness…
In a co-production between SBS World News Australia and The Conversation, University of Sydney’s Cameron Webb explains why bed bugs will almost certainly bite at the London Olympics. It’s creepy. Enjoy…
Mosquitoes, biting midges, bedbugs, ticks and fleas will make a meal of us given the opportunity. And it isn’t the pain or annoyance of the bite but our bodies’ reactions that often cause greater problems…
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Parasitology, Keele University
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Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Entomology, National Taiwan University
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Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Lecturer in Zoology, Aberystwyth University
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Head, Charles Campbell Toxinology Centre at the University of Papua New Guinea & Australian Venom Research Unit, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, Mosquito Ecology, University of Oxford
