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These include Aedes detritus, commonly known as the saltmarsh mosquito, and Culex pipiens, or common house mosquito, all of which are known to bite humans and animals.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Therefore, several governments have launched blue carbon market initiatives to encourage landowners to restore and preserve mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems, similar to the rainforest.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

It was a saltmarsh sparrow, a species threatened by sea level rise.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Rainier ptarmigan, the saltmarsh sparrow of the Atlantic coast and numerous birds of Hawaii.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2023

This is why people who walk near a saltmarsh in the middle of the day after a large emergence of saltmarsh mosquitoes are inundated by mosquitoes that visually detect their presence.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022