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  • n  the dried and powdered blood of animals
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  • Picnic pests can be deterred
    Undated image An Aedes albopictus mosquito feeds on a human blood meal. Under experimental conditions the Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, has been found to be a vector of West Nile virus. Aedes is a genus of the Culicine family of mosquitoes.
    June 30, 2013 - Port Clinton News Herald
  • What you don’t know about summer’s peskiest pests could come back to bite you
    The female mosquito must consume one blood meal for every batch of eggs. Mosquitos are attracted to CO2, but will avoid large groups of people.
    June 29, 2013 - Tri-County Times

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