Episode 6 - BITING BIODIVERSITY. MOSQUITOES: SMALL INSECTS, BIG PROBLEMS
Can mosquitoes be eradicated?
3Bee answers this and many other questions in the third episode of Podcast Biodiverso
Biodiverse Podcast - Episode 6
When and how did tiger mosquitoes arrive in Europe?
Mosquitoes are small insects known for their characteristic buzzing and biting ability. Not everyone knows that behind these small insects there are big problems: mosquitoes are complex insects, with an important evolutionary history. But what are the consequences for the environment? In the sixth episode of 3Bee's Podcast Biodiverso, we explore the topic with Maurizio Casiraghi, Zoologist and Professor of Zoology and Evolution.
Do mosquitoes transmit diseases? Does the increase in global temperature affect their behavior and distribution? To find out the answers to these questions, listen now to the sixth episode of Podcast Biodiverso, with Maurizio Casiraghi as guest.
Explore extra content
We proposed to our guest Maurizio Casiraghi, a game about biodiversity similar to Taboo. This is how an extra content was born, made of hilarious gags and unmissable curiosities. Ready to discover it?
Want to know more?
Discover on the 3Bee blog the behind-the-scenes of the episode and other curiosities about mosquitoes (even the tiger ones!).
Biodiversity that stings
Maurizio Casiraghi
Zoologist, Professor of Zoology and Evolution and Vice-Rector for Education at the University of Bicocca in Milan.
Passionate about insects since the age of 7, he says he has always had a longing for Africa.
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Discover other episodes of Biodiverse Podcast - Season s1
Episode 1 - Sex, Climate, and Rock 'n' Roll
Too hot for sex?
Episode 2 - Once Upon a Time in the Snow
Alps in the balance
Episode 3 - Climate Action or Distraction?
Activism or distraction?
Episode 4 - Atomic Episode
Chernobyl biodiversity reserve
Episode 5 - In Pursuit of Biodiversity
Hunters: friends or foes?
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