Insects
Christmas beetles can still be found in Brisbane gardens. But can you tell them apart?
The Australian herald of the holiday season, the Christmas beetle, has returned. Look out for these species calling the south-east home.
- by Catherine Strohfeldt
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The fluorescent red mozzies that could protect us from other blood-hungry biters
Floods and heatwaves are fanning a spike in mosquito-borne disease with one aggressive species threatening to invade Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
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Summer in Sydney
The single most annoying sound of summer
The arrival of pleasant weather brings with it a far more sinister reality: the annual war against mosquitoes.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The colours you should avoid wearing if you’re a mosquito magnet
As mosquito season begins, we ask: why do the little blighters terrorise some and spare others? It could be down to your outfit.
- by Angus Dalton
A female mosquito feeding
A cocktail of skin odours and carbon dioxide attract mosquitoes to their feasting grounds.
Why one area of Sydney has been swarming with mosquitoes
The mosquito numbers in south-west Sydney are two to three times higher than usual, while the rest of the city is just dealing with a regular spring surge.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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