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Archive Home > 2011 > October > 03 > The flower is mightier than the mosquito

The flower is mightier than the mosquito

Parasite’s downfall may be nutritious, poisonous nectar

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. / The Bulletin
October 3, 2011

On what food do mosquitoes live? Orgiastic gouts of human blood that distend their abdomens and render them almost unable to move — right?

Well, actually, no.

To lay eggs, females do need blood for its iron and protein. But usually mosquitoes subsist on modest sips of nectar from flowers or from....

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