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mr715

(4,804 posts) Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:05 PM 17 hrs ago

I'm a grad student in a lab fighting mosquitoes...

My boss and colleague gave an interview with Telemundo.

If you can, drop a like and get us some good press.

https://www.youtube.com/live/DjutxEcKUuM

PS - I realize most of the interview is conducted in spanish. Apologies.

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I'm a grad student in a lab fighting mosquitoes... (Original Post) mr715 17 hrs ago OP

The headline makes it seem like you are under siege. Intractable 17 hrs ago #1

The little bugs don't like me too much. mr715 17 hrs ago #2

I keep DEET on all summer. And I keep mosquito fish in a make shift pond on my front porch. vanlassie 17 hrs ago #3

My former advisor studied mosquitofish mr715 17 hrs ago #4

That's interesting! vanlassie 16 hrs ago #5

Intractable

(2,563 posts)

1. The headline makes it seem like you are under siege.

Reply to mr715 (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:21 PM

17 hrs ago

Good luck there, brave soul!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zKr7yF_ZIJc

mr715

(4,804 posts)

2. The little bugs don't like me too much.

Reply to Intractable (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:23 PM

17 hrs ago

Other people get eaten alive.

DEET is by far the most effective repellant out there, but the mosquitoes are evolving a degree of resistance to it.

vanlassie

(6,294 posts)

3. I keep DEET on all summer. And I keep mosquito fish in a make shift pond on my front porch.

Reply to mr715 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:34 PM

17 hrs ago

It’s BAD.

mr715

(4,804 posts)

4. My former advisor studied mosquitofish

Reply to vanlassie (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:37 PM

17 hrs ago

Turns out they have two color morphs - silver and mottled, and they behave differently. If I remember correctly, the mottled form is roughly 1% of the population and is much smarter and more aggressive. They kind of bully the other fish. And they learn from watching other fish more readily.

vanlassie

(6,294 posts)

5. That's interesting!

Reply to mr715 (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 05:09 PM

16 hrs ago

I think they are amazing for living thru the winter under ice at times.

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