1.   Americans forget that yellow fever was once endemic in the country and that mosquito species capable of spreading malaria are found as far north as Boston in summertime.

2.   By contrast, the Aedes mosquito species that carries deadly Eastern equine encephalitis prefers swampy areas and feeds only at dusk and dawn, limiting human encounters.

3.   One local mosquito species carries Eastern equine encephalitis, a serious, life-threatening illness.

4.   The females of most mosquito species require a blood meal to support their developing eggs.

5.   The Peninsula has a variety of mosquito species.

6.   Some mosquito species are more competent vectors than others, and Turell has found that Aedes japonicus is among the best.

7.   The parasite can survive in just a few mosquito species, and even then it must undergo complex changes before a mosquito can inject it into the bloodstream.

8.   The virus also has been found in at least five other mosquito species.

9.   Their subjects include Aedes japonicus, an Asian mosquito species relatively new to this country that appears especially adept at transmitting the virus.

10.   Their subjects include Aedes japonicus, an Asian mosquito species relatively new to this country.