What are Biting Midges? What is Oropouche Virus? While mosquitoes receive most of the attention, another tiny biting insect has recently been linked to a growing public health concern throughout parts of the Caribbean and South America. Biting midges, often called “no-see-ums”, have been known to transmit viruses in these

How Do Insect Repellents Generally Affect Mosquitoes? Common insect repellents claim they simply create an invisible barrier around the skin that repels mosquitoes. While this sounds compelling, insect repellents actually work by interfering with the biological processes mosquitoes use to locate human hosts. Understanding how insect repellents interfere with the