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Miami-Dade County has seen its first case of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that causes fever, severe headache and muscle and joint pain. And with the advent of warm weather across the southern U.S.

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the most common species in the U.S., love ...