As usual, many friends, colleagues, and new acquaintances offered their expertise, collaboration, and assistance. A special thanks to Sir Hew Strachan, my doctoral supervisor at the University of Oxford, who taught me to see beyond the words on the pages and interact with history as a live creature. I have been extremely privileged to be the beneficiary of your knowledge and mentorship. I would also like to thank in no particular order: Bruno and Katie Lamarre, Dr. Alan Anderson, Dr. Hoko-Shodee, Jeff Obermeyer, Dr. Tim Casey, Dr. Douglas O’Roark, Dr. Justin Gollob, Dr. Susan Becker, Dr. Adam Rosenbaum, and Dr. John Seebach. Adam and John, I enjoyed our numerous mosquito-laced (hominid or hominin?) conversations. John, your erudite answers to my inquiries about early human evolution and migration patterns, overlapping our enjoyable chats about Guns N’ Roses and the Tragically Hip, were extremely helpful and beneficial. Thank you also to all those who graciously shared their personal mosquito stories and knowledge. I would be remiss if I did not extend a warm thanks to the library staff at Colorado Mesa University for procuring my endless catalogue of requests, including many out-of-print and obscure titles. You are the true treasure hunters. I also wish to acknowledge Colorado Mesa University for providing funding to offset the cost of procuring photographs.
Thousands of people have spent their entire academic or medical careers within the expansive mosquito world. To these mosquito soldiers and their tireless efforts and to those academics on whose writings this story is partially built, I am indebted and extend my metaphorical hand of appreciation in thanks: J. R. McNeill, James L. A. Webb Jr., Charles C. Mann, Randall M. Packard, Mark Harrison, Jared Diamond, Peter McCandless, Andrew McIlwaine Bell, Sonia Shah, Margaret Humphreys, David R. Petriello, Frank Snowden, Alfred W. Crosby, William H. McNeill, Nancy Leys Stepan, Karen M. Masterson, Andrew Spielman, Jeff Chertack at the Gates Foundation, and Bill and Melinda Gates.
Finally, to my mom and dad, thank you for teaching me the ways of the Force. You are both Jedi Masters and, with my apologies to Alexander the Great, Sir Isaac Newton, and Yoda, you are also tops on my list of heroes. I love and miss you all and our lakefront home in Canada. Jaxson, my beautiful boy, you are too young to understand why I am away for extended periods of time, but trust me I’d rather be having “dude days” with you as well. Who else can save your Wayne Gretzky slap shot, catch your Matthew Stafford passes, or be Darius III to your Alexander the Great? I love you forever and in every galaxy far, far away. To my wife, Becky, thank you for holding down the fort during my work-related absences and my seeming absence while at home, writing. You have taken the sage counsel of “patience” espoused by the esteemed philosopher Axl Rose and mastered it.
Thank you all,
Tim
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