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A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.

Story by Erin Douglas, photos by Isabella Escobedo

Hannah Livesay, biologist at the Grand River Mosquito Control District, points out the characteristic white markings of an Aedes aegypti mosquito shown under a microscope at her lab in Grand Junction, Colo.

Defending Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon

By Teresa Tomassoni

The US-Mexico Border Wall May Pose Perils to Pollinators

By Tina Deines

To Help Stop Malaria’s Spread, CDC Researchers Create a Test to Find a Mosquito That Is Flourishing Thanks to Climate Change

By Victoria St. Martin

Will the Lightning Bug Show Go On?

By Kiley Bense

New Research Shows Emissions From Cars and Power Plants Can Hinder Insects’ Search for the Plants They Pollinate

By Moriah McDonald

‘Reduced Risk’ Pesticides Are Widespread in California Streams

By Liza Gross

weets with bugs from Micronutris company, a leader in Europe in the human diet based on insects, on January 9, 2017. Credit: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images

Protein-Filled, With a Low Carbon Footprint, Insects Creep Up on the Human Diet

By Emiko Terazono

Warmer California Winters May Fuel Grapevine-Killing Pierce’s Disease

By Liza Gross

Locust Swarms, Some 3 Times the Size of New York City, Are Eating Their Way Across Two Continents

By Bob Berwyn

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