Mosquito Videos

It's good to know that even mosquitoes are putting in the 9-5 slog... Mosquito enjoys a bit of techno music on his way in to the office, make sure you don't get in his way though as he's not a morning person!

KISANGANI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1 October 2009

Dave takes a look at a product that keeps mosquitoes away for up to 72 hours.

Dave takes a look at a product that keeps mosquitoes away for up to 72 hours.

Scientist Joe Kaplinsky takes a sober look at the controversial chemical DDT, noting that it is one of the most effective pesticides ever developed and great at combating malaria. He also employs a critical approach to the intellectual legacy of Rachel Carson, author of the famous 1962 book The Silent Spring . Kaplinsky takes on the anti-scientific prejudices of Carson and her followers and suggests DDT could be and should be widely used today to save lives.

Today's mistake is here: http://lang-8.com/53261/journals/1564... After I said that I didnt know how the name lang-8 was pronounced I saw it written in Japanese ( langeito) so I guess its pronounced something like that in English. Mistake: The diary actually said last week not last night I read it out wrong. Note: Mean is also an adjective and a noun but they mean different things. Today's site: http://wordsmith.org/anagram/ Try putting your name into it ... tell us if it comes up with anything interesting :) Here's some from my (full) name: Bar Shall I Run Nasal Rib Hurl Hairballs Run Banal Hurl Sir English script: http://thedailyenglishshow.blogspot.c... http://tdes.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entr... Show 1042 Wednesday 27 May The Daily English Show http://www.thedailyenglishshow.com/

West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer and continues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human meningitis or encephalitis in 1% of those infected. In 2007 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported 124 fatalities. The rapid spread of West Nile virus has put local and state mosquito surveillance programs on the front line of public health and disease preparedness. In this episode, MicrobeWorld Video interviews Dr. Jorge Arias, an expert in vector-borne diseases of the Americas. Arias currently serves as the Environmental Health Supervisor of the Fairfax County Health Department in Northern Virginia. In this role, he is responsible for directing the Disease-Carrying Insects Program which focuses on West Nile virus and Lyme disease. For more information about West Nile Virus, please visit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm National Pesticide Information Center - http://npic.orst.edu/wnv/ Fairfax County Health Department - http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd/westnile/ This episode was filmed at the Marian Koshland Science Museum, the Fairfax County Health Department, Huntley Meadows Park in Fairfax, Va., and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Every night on Planet Earth, ponds, lakes, streams, marshes, and even forests come alive with the deafening chorus of lively amphibians called frogs. In this episode, we will explore some of the lesser-known habits and habitats of frogs and toads. We will also explore a new threat to frogs and amphibians that is capable of wiping out thousands of species of these beloved and essential creatures.Luckily, with the help of Planet Bonehead, and people like you all over the world, a consortium of scientists, biologists and wildlife experts, who are members of Amphibian Ark, have taken on a huge task that will save countless species of frogs and toads from extinction.Amphibian species are becoming extinct at a pace faster than anything we have ever experienced, and we need to spread the word. If we lose thousands of amphibian species, it will have an effect on our environment and on species all the way up the food chain.