by Jamie Schafer — No sum­mer evening out­doors seems com­plete with­out a mos­quito bite (or ten). While these bites are of­ten just a nui­sance, they can also serve as the point of trans­mis­sion for many mos­quito-borne dis­eases: West Nile virus, dengue virus, yel­low fever virus, malaria, and the fi­lar­ial ne­ma­todes that cause ele­phan­ti­a­sis…