Bug bites Archives - Cottage Life

mosquito on human skin at sunset

Scientists have engineered a ‘lethal perfume’ that tricks and kills mosquitoes

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Lyme Disease

Lyme disease cases are on the rise in Canada as ticks spread north

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Mosquito resting on the grass. Male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar and plant juices, but many species of mosquitoes can suck the blood of animals.

How bad will the mosquitoes be in Ontario’s cottage country this summer?

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Aedes aegypti Mosquito landed on human skin

Scientists use gene editing to make mosquitoes blind to humans

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New cases of West Nile found in Manitoba, Ontario, and now Saskatoon

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Close-up of a mosquito on human skin.

Study suggests citronella, other bug repellents, ineffective

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Close-up of a blackfly on a white background.

Black flies attack Labrador woman causing hundreds of bites, fever

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Close-up of a mosquito landing on a person's arm.

Could a wearable patch prevent mosquito bites?

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Deerfly on a human arm.

How to cope with deerflies

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Horsefly on a person's hand.

What bit me?

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Woman scratching a bug bite on her arm.

Why do some people react more to bug bites?

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