HOW FAR DO MOSQUITOES FLY, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Mosquitoes are annoying but they can also be dangerous. Australia is lucky to be free of major outbreaks of serious mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria but this doesn’t mean that our local mosquitoes don’t pose a health risk. Thousands of people fall ill following a mosquito bite each year across the country. Beyond