It’s a good time to be a mosquito or other blood-sucking(吸血的) insect. In the UK and beyond, they are enjoying the summer heat, and there are lots of humans outdoors, some wearing very little, like an all-you-can-eat(自助餐式的，不限量的) walking buffet. Some of the humans are drinking beer, which apparently makes them even more irresistible(不可抗拒的) to mosquitoes. Many of us are warm and sweaty, which is all the better for the blood-suckers seeking us out.
对蚊子和其他吸血昆虫来说，现在正是好时候。在英国及其他地方，它们正享受着夏日的炎热，而户外有许多人，有些人穿着极少，就像一顿可以随便吃的移动自助餐。其中一些人在喝啤酒，这显然让他们对蚊子更具吸引力。我们许多人身体温热、汗流浃背，这对寻找我们的吸血者来说更是再好不过了。
Insect populations are changing because of the warming climate and there are organisations keeping an eye on(密切关注) invasive(入侵的) species, especially mosquitoes, which can be vector(传播媒介，载体)s for diseases such as dengue(登革热) and malaria(疟疾) (globally, more than 600,000 people a year die from malaria). The UK “will have a threat from mosquito-borne diseases as time goes on,” says James Logan, professor of medical entomology(昆虫学) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and CEO of Dot, an “odour intelligence” company. “The biggest threats are arboviruses(虫媒病毒) [viruses transmitted by arthropods, especially insects and ticks], such as dengue. We have mosquitoes throughout [mainland] Europe now that can transmit dengue. We also know that we do get those mosquitoes coming across to the UK, but they don’t seem to be breeding here successfully and surviving over the winter.” But, he warns, with milder winters and warmer summers, it is only a matter of time(只是时间问题).
由于气候变暖，昆虫种群正在发生变化，一些组织正密切关注入侵物种，尤其是蚊子，它们可能成为登革热和疟疾等疾病的传播媒介（全球每年有超过60万人死于疟疾）。伦敦卫生与热带医学院医学昆虫学教授、气味情报公司 Dot 的首席执行官詹姆斯·洛根表示，英国“随着时间的推移将面临蚊媒疾病的威胁”。“最大的威胁是虫媒病毒[由节肢动物（尤其是昆虫和蜱虫）传播的病毒]，如登革热。现在整个欧洲大陆都有能传播登革热的蚊子。我们也知道确实有这些蚊子来到英国，但它们似乎没有在这里成功繁殖并越冬。”但他警告说，随着冬季变暖、夏季变热，这只是时间问题。
For now, mosquitoes – along with midges(蠓虫，小飞虫), ticks(蜱虫), horseflies(马蝇) and any number of blood-sucking insects – are a nuisance(讨厌的东西，麻烦事). Here’s how to survive the summer with them.
目前，蚊子——连同蠓虫、蜱虫、马蝇以及其他各种吸血昆虫——确实令人讨厌。下面就来介绍如何在与它们共处的情况下安然度夏。
What is biting me?
是什么在咬我？
How do they find me?
它们是怎么找到我的？
Why do I always get bitten?
为什么我总是被咬？
Can I change the way I smell?
我能改变自己的气味吗？
Why does it hurt?
为什么被咬会疼？
How can I avoid being bitten?
如何避免被叮咬？
How should I treat bites?
如何处理叮咬？
Can we change our attitude to blood-feeders?
我们能改变对吸血者的态度吗？