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- Marcy Mosquito celebrates Christmas! 2019-12-16Hi Friends,I'm Marcy Mosquito, an Asian Tiger Mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, if you want to get all formal. I'm quite nice to look at with my dark, black body and fascinating white stripes, if I may say so myself. Don't call me a zebra mosquito though - I’m a tiger!
- Meet us at the 91st FMCA Annual Fall Meeting 2019-11-13The 2019 Annual Fall Meeting of the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA) will take place at the Embassy Suites St. Augustine Beach Ocean Front Resort from November 18th-20th.
- Marcy Mosquito's Adventures – The BBQ 2019-07-31It’s summer and there is one thing that people all over the world love to do - BBQs. No matter if they are young or old, everyone looks forward to the evening barbecue buffet. For me, this is also a very special time of the year. When the days are long and you like to […]
- Marcy Mosquito wants to Match, Chat and Date! 2019-07-03Hi folks
- The mosquito control and monitoring world is changing: Smart traps are here! 2019-06-19Smart Traps: An Introduction Nowadays, the word “smart” before any product is no longer foreign terminology. There are smart phones, smart watches, smart TVs, smart homes, smart cities – just about anything you can think of can be “smart”, but what exactly are smart traps? A rough definition could be a trap containing some sort […]
- Anti-mosquito apps – do they really work? 2019-06-19After a tiring five-hour flight from Bavaria, I found myself in the duty-free area of a Swedish airport. My ex-wife always wanted to go to Sweden with me on vacation, but somehow, I always managed to persuade her to go somewhere south as a holiday destination. Unfortunately, it is more difficult to persuade my company […]
- CDC recommends Biogents mosquito traps 2019-05-11The CDC recommends using Biogents' BG-Sentinel trap as a surveillance tool in the fight against tiger mosquitoes which transmit dengue, chikungunya, and zika. According to the CDC, the BG-Sentinel is one of the most commonly used mosquito traps to collect adult tiger mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus).
- Press release: Boost your trap! How to get rid of Asian tiger mosquitoes more effectively. 2019-04-17Moorefield, WV, April 17, 2019 - Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) continue to expand their range in the United States and are problematic not only because of their aggressive day-biting behavior, but also as potential vectors of diseases like dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Homeowners often try to protect themselves from the bloodthirsty flying tigers with […]
- Team Effort is Needed in the Fight Against Mosquitoes 2019-04-12Is Mosquito Control a Governmental or Public Responsibility? Neighbors helping neighbors control public mosquito problems? Isn’t that the responsibility of governmental and public health authorities? Isn’t that a part of what we are paying them for? Well, if you ask any public health authority, they will most likely tell you that the ultimate responsibility of […]
- Press release: Catching mosquitoes like a pro: Scientists’ gold standard tiger mosquito trap available for home use. 2019-04-03Regensburg, Germany, April 3, 2019 - Scientists were thrilled when Biogents’ BG-Sentinel came out more than 10 years ago: finally, a mosquito trap that really catches yellow fever and tiger mosquitoes! It took not long, and the trap was the gold standard for mosquito pros in governmental organizations, the military, science, and mosquito control organizations […]