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Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney

How to mozzie-proof your property after a flood and cut your risk of mosquito-borne disease

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The extreme weather and flooding in recent days is likely to boost mosquito numbers, even as we say goodbye to summer.

Like all insects, mosquitoes thrive in warm conditions. Water is also critical for the mosquito’s life cycle, as they lay eggs in and around water. More water generally means more mosquitoes.

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