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...rains that recently drenched the East have swelled ponds and left standing water in everything from flowerpots to abandoned tires--perfect skeeter-breeding pools. That would be bad news any year, but with mosquito-borne West Nile virus beginning its fifth summer in the U.S., health officials are increasingly worried. Controlling the maddeningly efficient insects may be the only effective way to control the sometimes deadly disease. Here's what scientists know about the operation of these ingenious stinging machines...
...MOSQUITO LOCKS ONTO A POTENTIAL VICTIM...
TEMPERATURE Body heat is also a mosquito magnet, which is why heat-absorbing dark clothes put you at greater risk...
...mild winter and heavy spring rains across much of the country have led to predictions that the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, which killed 284 Americans last year, will be even worse this summer. But while West Nile prevention and surveillance programs are heating up around the country, mosquito breeding depends on capricious factors like local ecological systems, making it difficult to tell how bad this year's infestation will ultimately be. But West Nile--bearing mosquitoes are hardly the only pests looking to have a big summer. --By Molly Worthen...
...many natural attractions of Vieques, the most magnificent is Mosquito Bay, the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world, where the roots of vitamin-rich mangrove trees create a perfect breeding ground for tiny sea creatures called dinoflagellates. These organisms light up the water at night with a greenish glow (though they are easiest to see when the moon is dark). Located to the island's south, the bay can be toured with Island Adventures (BIOBAY.COM) or on kayaks led by local guides. Once there, even jaded travelers are shocked into wonderment. Stick your hand in the water, and watch...