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City lights disrupt mosquito dormancy, extending disease season

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Artificial light at night, a pervasive environmental change, is significantly disrupting the natural dormancy cycles of mosquitoes. A new study reveals that even dim residential lighting can suppress the autumn dormancy of the northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens, more effectively than urban warming. This disruption leads to mosquitoes remaining active, blood-feeding, and reproducing later into the season, potentially increasing the transmission risk of diseases like West Nile virus in urban areas. AI

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City lights disrupt mosquito dormancy, extending disease season

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · John Drake, Contributor ·

    City Lights Are Lengthening The North American Mosquito Season

    A new field study finds that city lights suppress mosquito dormancy more powerfully than urban warming, extending biting season and West Nile virus risk into late fall.

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