http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/a-new-threat-to-the-galapagos-tortoise-mosquito-bites/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:22:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/a-new-threat-to-the-galapagos-tortoise-mosquito-bites/comment-page-1/#comment-31082 Jenita Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:49:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/a-new-threat-to-the-galapagos-tortoise-mosquito-bites/#comment-31082 Spraying passenger planes with insecticides? Someone's getting rich off that deal and it's the chemical companies which are jeopardizing the health of travelers. Spraying passenger planes with insecticides? Someone’s getting rich off that deal and it’s the chemical companies which are jeopardizing the health of travelers.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/a-new-threat-to-the-galapagos-tortoise-mosquito-bites/comment-page-1/#comment-30991 torres Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:10:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/02/a-new-threat-to-the-galapagos-tortoise-mosquito-bites/#comment-30991 I thought mosquitos originally fed on reptile blood, then, as mammals became more prevalent, started feeding on them. Is there any data that suggests mosquitos stopped feeding on reptiles? Is feeding on reptiles just a latent ability of mosquitos? Couldn't they do that anywhere, not just in the Galapagos? I thought mosquitos originally fed on reptile blood, then, as mammals became more prevalent, started feeding on them. Is there any data that suggests mosquitos stopped feeding on reptiles? Is feeding on reptiles just a latent ability of mosquitos? Couldn’t they do that anywhere, not just in the Galapagos?

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