Dr. Brian Brown

entomology curator, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

Dr. Brian Brown on KCRW

LA’s mosquito population has been on the rise for a decade, but a winter of rain has created better conditions than ever for the bloodthirsty creatures.

After rainy LA winter, mosquitoes will swarm as weather warms

LA’s mosquito population has been on the rise for a decade, but a winter of rain has created better conditions than ever for the bloodthirsty creatures.

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A scientist at the Natural History Museum of LA County has discovered the world’s smallest fly. He named it after Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gets a fly named after him

A scientist at the Natural History Museum of LA County has discovered the world’s smallest fly. He named it after Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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