Tag: Bite

So THAT’S Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others

If you’ve ever been at an outdoor party or BBQ during the fading hours of daylight and don’t personally notice an increase in the number of mosquitoes, you’ll probably hear someone complaining about it. That’s because mosquitoes are selective insects, and some people are more likely to get bites than others. There are a few […]

How to ‘bite’ back against mosquitos this season in Hampton Roads

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Did you know mosquitos are the world’s deadliest animals? More than 700,000 people die worldwide from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Mosquito Control Association, or AMCA, has declared June 16-22 as National Mosquito Control Awareness Week. Here are […]

Apple Gives Banks a Bigger Bite of Its Payment Features

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week in Cupertino, Calif. – Brian L. Frank for The Wall Street Journal Apple is sometimes called a disrupter to banks. But relationships in financial technology are much more complicated than that. Announcements out of the tech company’s latest product showcase included enhancements to Apple Pay, the digital wallet whose […]

Back-to-back shark bite incidents cause Florida county to close waters

The waters off Walton County, Florida, closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents Friday. Both incidents occurred in Walton County — which is in the Florida Panhandle — and not near a boat, but officials are unclear how far the attacks happened from land, said Mackenzie McClintock, a spokesperson for the South Walton Fire District. The […]