Today is World Mosquito Day

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  1. bernjb56

    bernjb56 Supporter

    Doing this one just for you @Dazza :hattip:

    World Mosquito Day was first established in 1897, when the link between mosquitoes and malaria transmission was discovered by Sir Ronald Ross. It aims to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented, as well as fundraising for research into the cure of malaria. It is also a salute to the groundbreaking work of Sir Ross and scientists who have followed him.

    The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine celebrates World Mosquito Day with exhibitions and parties designed both to entertain and to inform, while other celebrations include Malaria No More’s ‘Mozzy Air’ campaign, encouraging people to take anti-malarial when flying to malaria zones, and Nothing But Nets’ twitter campaigns to provide mosquito nets for poor communities.

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  2. I remember being stationed in RAF Thornley Island in the 70s they had the only UK based Mosquito (not the beautiful airplane) fogging team.
    It was a daily job fogging all the inlets and polls because of the mozzie problems
     
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  3. Reminds me, I've got a 1/32 scale kit to build when I get around to it (not the nasty insect).
     
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  4. beautiful machine
     
  5. I have some of their samples right now,

    Complete waste of space those little ( insert swear word here )
     
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  6. You get some really big ones round our way...

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  7. Terrordales

    Terrordales Nightshift

    I was hoping it was about these

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    and not the buzzy, bitey little b'stards.
     
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