SALT LAKE CITY — It's lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring — find their way to Ella Branham.
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A colony of sabethes cyaneus feed July 19 on the arm of Ella Branham, a seasonal vector control technician at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District. Branham volunteered to let the mosquitoes feed on her blood so they can produce eggs and maintain the colony for education and research at the lab.
A member of the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District checks larvae levels Aug. 28 in the wetlands north of the Salt Lake City International Airport. Mosquitoes can carry viruses including dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya and Zika.
A colony of sabethes cyaneus, also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent coloring, feed Aug. 28 on Ella Branham, a seasonal vector control technician at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District.
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