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May 2021
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Artificial Light Keeps Mosquitoes Biting...

Scientific American
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It is like when your cell phone keeps you awake in bed—except mosquitoes do not doom scroll when they stay up, they feast on your blood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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