Summer usually means going camping or hiking, but pesky mosquitoes can take the fun out of these activities. (h/t to TheSurvivalistBlog.net) Aside from feeding on your blood and causing itchy bites, mosquitoes also spread diseases like encephalitis, malaria, and West Nile fever. Only female mosquitoes require blood and they are attracted to body heat, carbon dioxide, dark clothing, … Continue reading How to make cheap, but very effective, DIY mosquito traps
Natural solutions to halt mosquitoes
Now that summer is finally here, it seems like an exciting idea to spend more time in the great outdoors or let the sunshine enter through the open windows. However, pesky mosquitoes are also out to enjoy the influx of people at this time of the year. There’s no need to panic, though. You can … Continue reading Natural solutions to halt mosquitoes
Even TINY traces of pesticides found to cause infertility in insects, scientists discover
How much of a pesticide do you think it takes to cause harm? For insects, the amount to cause harm is even smaller than scientists could have ever hoped to imagine. New research has highlighted just how dangerous chemical pesticides really are, yet for some reason these literal poisons continue to sit on store shelves … Continue reading Even TINY traces of pesticides found to cause infertility in insects, scientists discover
The new AIDS – stubborn infection, Chagas, spread by insects
Chagas, a potentially deadly disease that experts say is spreading like HIV once did in its earliest stages, has been labeled "the new AIDS of America" by a number of tropical disease experts in a recently published editorial. The authors, writing in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Neglected Tropical Diseases journal online, said Chagas, which is … Continue reading The new AIDS – stubborn infection, Chagas, spread by insects
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 