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Who do Mosquitoes like?

Organization(s):Prirodoslovna i graficka skola
Country:Croatia
Student(s):Margareta Kljun Patricia Pešić
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Teacher:Marina Pavlić
Contributors:Petra Pincan
Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Air Temperature, Precipitation, Relative Humidity, Mosquitoes, pH
Presentation Poster: View Document
Optional Badges:I am a Collaborator, I make an Impact, I work with a STEM Professional
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Date Submitted:02/28/2018
.Who do mosquitoes like? Abstract In the last few years we noticed that some new mosquitos have arrived in our County. Up until now they would sting us during summer nights, an itch would appear and it would pass quickly without much consequence. Now we all are a target for mosquitoes day and night. We noticed that the inhabitants in west part of Rijeka do not follow the instructions of the Educational institute, they keep standing water infinitely, do not empty flower pots after the rain, leave old tires out all potential places for mosquitoes nests. GLOBE group students decided to help the inhabitants of the west part of Rijeka to realize the dangers of such attitude. They gave lectures to inhabitants of our chosen sites, primary students and our school's students. By using GLOBE protocols and other methods we determined that the prevailing species of mosquito in west part of Rijeka is Aedes aegypti (tiger mosquito), that their appearance depends mostly on temperature. Our County mosquitoes prefer to bite blood type 0 people, with pale and delicate skin, wearing dark clothes and who like to cool themselves with beer


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GLOBE Scientist (inactive)
6 Years Ago - Edited
Great research idea, but how did you arrive at the conclusion stated on slide 15, titled "Who do mosquitoes like?" I do not see the data to support those conclusions.
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Dorian Wood Janney
6 Years Ago
I must say that I really enjoyed reading your report. I work for a satellite at NASA called the "Global Precipitation Measurement" mission, or "GPM" which is measuring how much precipitation falls all over the world. One of the ways in which our data is being used by scientists is to help them study the environmental parameters which appear to be most likely to result in mosquitoes breeding. As you know, we are seeing that climate change is resulting in more regions becoming susceptible to having longer seasons during which mosquitoes may breed. In addition to that, globalization is also increasing the possibility of certain non-native species, as you found with the Tiger mosquito, becoming common in many regions. It is so important to get everyone to become aware of the need to not have standing water where mosquitoes may lay their eggs- and I am so glad that your team is making that a priority. Are you aware of the GLOBE Observer app that has a project called the "Mosquito Habitat Mapper"? This is a good way to show anyone how to use and help them become aware of the problems with mosquitoes and enable them to help us collect data- and also eliminate potential bedding habitats. They don't need special training and don't have to belong to GLOBE- all they need is a smart phone or an IPad. Let me know if you have any questions, and keep doing the great work!
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Ana Beatriz Prieto
6 Years Ago - Edited
Excellent work! Very useful for society.
His idea of research is very appropriate, it is also a good complement to inform society about ways to protect themselves from mosquitoes and prevent their spread.
Excellent monitoring performed on the environment and people affected by mosquito bites.
In the next research report it would be important to put a map locating the sampling sites.

My questions:
How did you determine that mosquitoes preferred to bite beer drinkers?
How did you determine that mosquitoes like to smell carbon dioxide around people's heads?
What natural products do you propose to use to protect yourself from mosquitoes?