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Herbal therapy educator Erica Kuo explained to the Epoch Times “Health 1+1” program that aromatic herbs can help prevent insect bites, sharing how to make homemade mosquito repellent and first-aid essential oils.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first time in the United States, as part of an experiment to combat insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever, yellow fever and the Zika virus.
Efforts to protect our skin from mosquitoes on a summer nigh may work for a while, but not forever.
Florida is considering releasing a genetically modified mosquito to control the population of a variety that has been linked to two deadly diseases.
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellent, keeping away blood-sucking flies.
Dengue fever is the fastest spreading tropical disease in the world and has “an epidemic potential” after seeing a thirtyfold increase over the past 50 years.
This year may be the worst-ever West Nile outbreak in U.S. history, but most cases came from just a handful of states. The highest concentration of severe infections was found in Texas.
