Anna DeGaborik
Anna DeGaborik is the author for the All Mosquito Netting Info website. She studies insect diseases and prevention, specializing in mosquitoes.
Articles by Anna DeGaborik
February 07, 2011
When the mosquitoes are keeping you indoors, preventing you from meeting friends and family for outside gatherings, you can count on insecticides to help. However, understanding the various types of insecticides available on the market today, and their effect on the body and the environment is impor...
September 09, 2010
To apply insecticides in and around your house is a worthwhile effort. Insecticides can protect you and your family against insects, and are an important factor in preventing the spread of West Nile Virus. Aside from being a household safeguard, they are also useful in many sectors, such as agricult...
October 14, 2008
American Idol´s inaugural and star-studded fundraiser termed, "Idol Gives Back" debuted in April 2007 and raised over $76 million dollars. The special´s goal was to raise money for impoverished communities throughout Africa and the United States, including those who were affected by Hurr...
June 24, 2008
Many people are unaware of the dangers associated with Lyme disease, an illness known to be transmitted by the blacklegged tick, also referred to as the deer tick. The blacklegged tick feeds on rodents and small animals that carry the bacterium Borrelia Burgdorferi. Consequently, the tick becomes in...
December 17, 2007
It is such a wonderful feeling when the warmer weather approaches. You can pull out your swimsuit, sunscreen, baseball glove, tent, boat, and barbecue. However, along with all those fun-in-the-summer activities comes the annoying buzz of pesky mosquitoes!
With the recent alarming increase in mos...
September 25, 2007
Presently, there exists a vaccine for the West Nile virus in horses, but no vaccine has yet been developed for the West Nile virus in humans. The West Nile virus is a rapidly spreading health problem; hence, scientific efforts into creating a vaccine for it have been accelerated in recent years.
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September 11, 2007
If you are planning to travel abroad, you may need certain travel immunization. Which vaccinations will be required will depend on your travel destination, the length of your stay, and whether or not you have already been inoculated against particular diseases. Consult a physician or travel medicine...
June 15, 2007
Mosquitoes are found worldwide and come in a variety of sizes and colors. Both males and females feed on plant nectar and fruit juice, which is burned as fuel for flight. Although mosquitoes rely on sugar as their main source of energy, the female needs to feed on blood in order to develop fertile e...
June 15, 2007
The rise of many infectious diseases and other threats to human health depends in large part on the local climate. Global warming, the progressive and gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature, is the most worrisome effect of climate change. Each year, in a number of places across the world...