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A map of Grant County Mosquito Control District I. The county has three districts for the purpose of controlling the buzzing pests.

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Battling our deadliest predator
May 23, 2022 5:46 p.m.

Battling our deadliest predator

MOSES LAKE — Mosquitos are more than flying, buzzing and biting annoyances. They are, in the words of Colorado Mesa University history professor Timothy Winegard, humanity’s deadliest predator, responsible for many billions of deaths throughout the long history of human existence as they hunt for human blood and transmit bacteria, viruses and parasites in every bite...