mosquito population

collocation in English

meaningsofmosquitoandpopulation

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mosquito
noun[C]
uk
/məˈskiː.təʊ/us
/məˈskiː.t̬oʊ/
a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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In the field, densities of larger dytiscids will probably never be high enough to significantly reduce levels of mosquito populations.
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However, whether these genetically modified mosquito populations could really become established is still the subject of much debate.
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These environmental factors may significantly influence the density of mosquito populations and hence the rate of dog heartworm infection.
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There have also been information campaigns concerning prevention of the dengue fever; and the government is fumigating with insecticide in order to control themosquitopopulation.
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It is said that the pandemic was caused by a war, and that it was spread by dust storms in the cities and an explosion in themosquitopopulation.
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This part is then mechanically transported to the left bank, with its initialmosquitopopulation.
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If this condition is not fulfilled, then it is unlikely that they are sampling the same fraction of themosquitopopulation.
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It would also appear that only about an eighth of the femalemosquitopopulationof a house in normal circumstances is in a state to bite.
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If the different methods are sampling the same fraction of themosquitopopulationthen the fitted line for model (ii) should be close to that for model (i).
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Some diseases become prevalent directly from the flooding andmosquitopopulationincreases.
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His theory was followed by the recommendation to control themosquitopopulationas a way to control the spread of the disease.
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Since they bred in the water tanks collecting on these plants, eliminating the tanks destroyed themosquitopopulation.
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The infection was most widespread in the tropical eastern lowlands, where conditions led to a thrivingmosquitopopulation.
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Adults feed mainly on mosquito larvae and pupae, which has helped to reduce themosquitopopulationin marsh and wetland areas.
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By draining the area, themosquitopopulationdropped as did the frequency of the diseases they spread.
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It is best remembered for the horribly hot and humid weather (and attendantmosquitopopulation) that had necessitated building the first domed stadium.
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Pesticide spraying still remains the preferredmosquitopopulationcontrol method.
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Fourthly, mosquito control efforts are increasingly reduced through the loss of established mosquito control programs and the rapid development of insecticide resistance in mosquito populations.
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However, reports of resistance to these insecticides in target mosquito populations soon appeared.
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