The Journal of Young Investigators: An Undergraduate, Peer-Reviewed Science Journal

Don't Let West Nile Take A Bite Out of You!

During the sultry summer months in quiet towns across the United States, mothers are making their children wait to go outside and play. Why is the fun being taken out of these precious last hours of daylight? A villain lurks outside, more evil, more aggravating, and the cause of more itching than you can imagine — the mosquito. Mothers in the United States have long been used to battling the mosquito’s wrath during the summer months by insisting — amidst all the moaning and complaining — that th ...More »