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With all the rain we have been having, mosquitos have really come out to bite. This is an old photo of me showing how we used to control mosquitoes in the Navy...
Esta foto esta hecha a pulso con el tokina 28mm RMC 2,8 invertido y dos extensores kenko de 12 mm y 20mm.
Flash externo en zapata con Difusor.
Siento no tener tiempo de Comentar vuestras fotos, ultimamente el tiempo libre brilla por su ausencia, estoy tratando de sacar tiempo almenos para hacer alguna foto y para procesesarla.
Un Saludo a Todos.
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Sorry I did not have time to comment on your photos, free time lately absent, I'm trying to get at least time to do some photo and process it.
A Salute to All.
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PD: Ni caso a los exif ....
2010/08/12: Find a repeating pattern and make a photo of it today. #ds270
A Mosquito Net infront of our window.
this is a view at 1000x of the part of the body just behind the head. You can decern some of the organs of the creature which I was able to watch beating away rythmically. There is such a lot to see down there in micro view land. Pond life is a favourite. When I consider the complexity I am led to marvel and then to wonder at the creativity of it all.
This little guy had sited on my trouser and looking for a way to my blood. The whole length is About 7 mm.Taken with macro 105 mm Nikon at f16 s 160 flash manual 1/1 homemade soft box.
Not a mosquito, not a hawk, doesn't eat mosquitos, not related to www.flickr.com/people/thomashawk/.
get personal: static.flickr.com/50/149342737_756ce8523f_o.jpg
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft, with a two-man crew, that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. The Mosquito was one of the few operational, front-line aircraft to be constructed almost entirely of wood and, as such, was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder". It was also known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito was adapted to many other roles during the air war, including: low- to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, maritime strike aircraft, and fast photo-reconnaissance aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a transport.
I probably should have used these from the first night of my visit.
(Sorry for posting this out of order. I hope that I will get it right in the album.)
The bag was full after only five days of catching - so I decided to show my Flickr friends what a good job the "Mosquito Magnets" do in the far north. Some folks didn't believe that the mosquito catchers, such as what we have, would work. The proof is in the last two photos I have posted. Now . . . I can't say what other less expensive brands would do - I just know that our brand works like a charm.
the 2.2 mile walk to Mosquito falls proved to be a challenge, after the 3 mile hike to Chapel falls back to back plus all the wandering around the area shooting. It was a up and down trail, with one steep enough I had to stop for a few minutes. Temps were mid fifties so it was a good day to hike
Since 2009, following near elimination of malaria in village communities, the MoH Malaria Program in Suriname has a focus on malaria transmission in remaining risk populations and areas, which are mostly mobile, illegal miners from Brazilian origin in gold mines. The Program aims to fill the gap of lacking malaria
services in these risk areas and among these populations. It is also working towards prevention of re-establishment of malaria in areas where malaria has been eliminated. The prevention effort is partly directed towards interception of import malaria, which made up about 75% of the number of cases diagnosed last year.
The four main strategies of the Malaria Program are:
Improved access to diagnosis and treatment, and case investigation. (T3 recommendations applied in the specific conditions of the gold mines)
Prevention in the highest risk areas with Long Lasting Impregnated mosquito Nets (LLINs).
Awareness building to change behavior.
National en regional Partnerships.
Improved access to diagnosis and treatment is achieved by establishment of Malaria Service Deliverers, so-called MSDs, in high risk areas. MSDs are people originating from risk populations and based in risk areas who are trained to provide diagnosis and treatment to their peers under supervision of the Malaria Program. The geographical distribution of MSDs in the MSD network is guided by the national surveillance system and has a focus on remote areas of high risk or areas where import of malaria is common. In addition, in areas where no MSDs are stationed yet, but which are prone to incidental outbreaks, regular Active Case Detections (ACD) campaigns are executed, guided by epidemiological data. Some of these areas, depending on priority, are serviced by mobile MSDs, traveling with all-terrain-vehicles (ATV) or boat. Trained MSD-supervisors of the Malaria Program support the local MSDs with case investigations in the areas of transmission.
LLINs provided to high risk mobile populations are of a specific design. The design was established prior to the onset of the current Program via community involvement and can be used for both beds and hammocks. They are distributed via the MSD network and during ACD surveys. Villages close to mining areas where transmission still occurs are considered susceptible to malaria re-establishment and are included in the LLINs distribution. Distribution here is done in cooperation with Medical Mission (MM), responsible for primary health care in stabile populations in the Interior.
Awareness building strategies are based on recommendation from previous studies on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices. The campaign takes into account amongst other factors, the ethnicity (language), education level (significant part illiterate) and mobility (messages also via SMS) of the target population.
National partnerships include cooperation with the MM and with multi-nationals active in logging and mining in Suriname. MoUs have been established with these partners with an aim to cooperate in the prevention and control of malaria. This secures ownership and sustainability of malaria prevention and control efforts. There is a continuous communication with neighboring countries for the exchange of epidemiological data and to support international cooperation.
Miners active in French Guiana cross into Suriname to sell gold and buy equipment Due to a hard-line policy of France towards illegal mining, the miners are not able to do this in French Guiana. The significant malaria problem in French mining areas and continuous cross-border movement of miners result in high importation of malaria into Suriname. The Malaria Program addressed this by establishing border posts for screening at the main garimpeiro crossing points. The Malaria Program has also started executing surveillance by boat along the South-Eastern part of the border, which facilitates provision of services to remote camps, boat landing sites and resting places. The border surveillance along the remainder of the border is supported by the Medical Mission clinics in villages.
The MSDs, many of which are from Brazilian origin, were trained/re-trained with help of Brazilian counterparts. Re-training is a continuous effort due to the high mobility and turn-over of the MSDs. This is the result of changes in profitability of mining areas. The garimpeiros are following the gold. The MSDs and most field personnel of the Malaria Program are Portuguese speaking enabling them to interact with the priority target population.
Annually the Malaria Program organizes a re-training of national malaria microscopists in order for them to maintain capacity for diagnosis in a near elimination setting. The national trainers have been trained and certified abroad. Also the Program is currently in the process of developing and implementing a guideline for all screening posts/personnel (including hospitals, private labs, private clinics, MM clinics etc) on the diagnosis, treatment and data management of malaria cases, again to help maintain capacity in situations where malaria is nowadays seldom encountered.
Personnel of the malaria program have participated in training on recognizing human trafficking and on the prevention of stigma and discrimination (related to illegality/ethnicity of the target population, sex workers in the mining areas, and HIV status (as part of integration of services and testing of HIV by Malaria Program personnel))
Active outreach towards the target populations includes activities both in the transmission settings as well as in selected neighborhoods in the capital, where the target population resides. The Program has a trained Outreach Officer. The Outreach Officer is also responsible for communication with hospitals and is available for support of hospitals when experiencing difficulties in interacting with patients of the target population (esp. due to language barriers).
So, for those who's never been to the tropics, this is a mosquito net for a bed. It's a very effective means of keeping blood-sucking mosquitoes out of the bed and great for a good night's sleep.
Essentially, the net is kept open duing day time. Mosquitoes tend to get active at dusk and into the night. When you're ready for bed, you go into the bed and fan vigourously a newspaper (or just use your bare hands), the commotion would drive the mosquitoes out of the bed, then you quickly close the net and go to bed. The blood suckers would not be able to get in to eat me alive.
It works very well.
Simple as that.
There are approximately 2,000 species of mosquitoes ranging from the tropics to the Arctic Circle and from sea level to mountaintops. All mosquitoes belong to the insect order Diptera, which includes all of the flies, or two-winged insects. All species of Dipterans have a single pair of wings for flying and a second vestigial pair called halteres, which act as organs of balance. Female mosquitoes have hypodermic mouthparts which enable them to pierce the skin and suck the blood of mammals, birds, reptiles, and other arthropods. The males have reduced mouthparts and feed instead on nectar and water.
An art installation by Jayaram Tanaji Gopale. It features a huge metal man with wings and a long proboscis like nose.
i suffer BADLY with allergic reactions to mosquito bites.this is before the wounds become infected!!
The de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, formerly the Mosquito Aircraft Museum, is a volunteer-run aviation museum in London Colney, Hertfordshire, England.[1] The collection is based around the definitive prototype and restoration shops for the de Havilland Mosquito and also includes several examples of the de Havilland Vampire - the third operational jet aircraft in the world.
Salisbury Hall
The site has been occupied by a number of large manor houses since the 9th Century. The present house was built around 1668 by the London Banker James Hoare, bringing with it associations with Charles II and Nell Gwynne, who lived in a cottage by the bridge to the Hall. The Hall subsequently passed through various hands, and during the latter part of the 19th century was occupied by a succession of farmers. However, about 1905 Lady Randolph Churchill, as Mrs. Cornwallis West, came here to live. Her son, Winston Churchill, became a regular visitor. During the 1930s Sir Nigel Gresley, of the London and North Eastern Railway, was in residence. He was responsible for the A4 Pacific Steam Locomotives one of which, Mallard, that still holds the world speed record for steam locomotives of 126.5 mph. Rumour has it that the name came from the ducks in the moat.
In September 1939 the de Havilland Aircraft Company established the Mosquito design team in the Hall, the prototype Mosquito, E0234/W4050, subsequently being built in the adjacent buildings. Nell Gwynne's cottage was the centre of a silk worm farm, which supplied the silk for the Queen's wedding and Coronation robes. de Havilland left in 1947 and the Hall slipped into a derelict condition.
When Walter Goldsmith, a retired army major, purchased Salisbury Hall, he soon came to realise that it had been used by de Havilland during the war. On contacting Bill Baird, then in charge of PR at de Havilland at Hatfield, he discovered that the company had used it as the design centre for the Mosquito, and that Baird had squirrelled the original prototype away in the Fiddlebridge stores, just off the airfield at Hatfield. Having resisted several calls to burn the aircraft, Baird was delighted to find someone who could offer the old aircraft a home. de Havilland carried out basic restoration work at Hatfield, and Goldsmith accepted the aircraft back at Salisbury Hall in 1959.
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Sometimes sandals would be the appropriate footgear if that didn't leave toes so vulnerable to mosquitoes. Here is the solution: not fashionable but very practical!
7DoS "Footwear" "Shoot Anything Saturday"
Sketches from journals in Sept. Dancing at the Cooperage, Sleeping under a mosquito tent in Senegal, a found metal truck, plants, pictures and palms at sunset.
Ardmore Airshow- Auckland New Zealand. This show was held to celebrate the restoration of the only de Havilland Mosquito flying in the world.
Off! Mosquito Repellent with DEET! Deep Woods Off! Pics by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Elephant Mosquito - Toxorhynchites rutilus (female, ~10 mm)
Also posted at BugGuide
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Location: Durham NC (USA)
I found this large mosquito on some goldenrod on a blustery afternoon as the far outskirts of Hurricane Ian were moving into my area.
I think this species is distinctive.
Everyone around me seems to hate mosquito hawks. I don't. I like the fact that they eat mosquitos. That means that I get bitten less. So please, don't kill these insect superheros.
Year 3, Day 116