Mosquito: a natural history of our most persistent and deadly foe

Abstract

1st ed. Includes index. An expert on this vexing insect traces the mosquito's origins, its role in history, and its ongoing threat to humankind as the bearer of diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and encephalitis. Part One: Magnificent enemy -- Ch. 1. The mosquito herself -- Ch. 2. An insect's world -- Ch. 3. Tigers and tires -- Part Two: The mosquito and disease -- Ch. 4. Agent of history -- Ch. 5. Vector -- Ch. 6. Man against mosquito -- Part Three: The balance -- Ch. 7. The great mosquito crusade -- Ch. 8. Disease without borders -- Ch. 9. Living with mosquitoes.