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Bug-Free Summer

Nothing ruins a BBQ or night out quite like getting attacked by mosquitoes. Even just thinking about those pesky bites is enough to make someone start itching. Female mosquitoes need your blood to reproduce. After taking your blood, mosquitoes inject saliva into your skin that triggers an immune response that causes you to itch, explains Eva Buckner, PhD, medical entomology extension specialist at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory at the University of Florida. Affiliate links used below.

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