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Mosquitoes

  • What you need to know during peak West Nile Virus season

    A close-up of a brown female mosquito feeding on someone's skin.

    Sydney Weigand, University of Georgia, 2025 Source: Elmer Gray, Research Professional, University of Georgia, 2025 Summer may be drawing to a close, but public health officials warn that West Nile virus season is still at its peak. The mosquito-borne illness causes disorientation, fever, headache, and in severe cases, encephalitis or meningitis. Officials documented 54 confirmed…

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  • Mosquitoes

    A black bug with a long torso and six legs sits atop skin. Its mouthpiece pokes downwards to the skin.

    Diptera: Culicidae Author: Elmer Gray, Public Health Specialist & Entomologist, University of Georgia, 2022 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: During their first stage of development, larvae are small (about 1 mm) and almost see-through. As they progress through subsequent stages, they grow to nearly 1 cm. The pupal stage appears with the fourth…

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