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Separating fact from fiction in combating mosquitoes

LSU AgCenter undergraduate researcher Elizabeth Pohlman separates mosquitoes in pupal stage from those in larval stage at an LSU mosquito lab. The researchers are conducting a number of projects to understand more about the habits of particular mosquito species and how to resist them. Photo by Randy LaBauve

Summer is not far away, and with it will come swarms of mosquitoes, which bring the threat of West Nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis and the potential for other diseases like Zika virus.

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May public prayer at St. Anthony’s
During the month of May a rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet will be prayed daily at 5:30 p.m. at the shrine of the Blessed Mother in front of Saint Anthony’s rectory.
The public is encouraged to participate.

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