Unless you live in freezing cold regions, mosquitoes are impossible to get away from. They are carriers of some of the most deadly diseases like malaria, zika, and dengue, with close to 5% of humans ...

The pamphlet, which is obtainable from the Institute (price 9d.) should prove useful to health officers and others concerned with mosquito eradication.

Q: What do you call 8000 dead mosquitoes in a Mason jar? A: A good start. And [Dan Rojas]’s low-tech mosquito trap accomplished the feat in two nights with nothing fancier than a fan and a ...

This story appears in the August 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. We squash mosquitoes with our enormous hands. We poison-bomb them from spray trucks and airplanes. We irradiate them ...