Two Mosquitoes and a Tick

Two Mosquitoes and a Tick (2018)

Artist: Janet Austin

Media: Stainless steel, powder-coated steel, cast glass and glass mosaic

Dimensions:
Mosquitos (each): 4' H x 4' W x 1.5' D
Tick: 2.5' H x 3' W x 0.5' D

Location: Thermacell Corporate Headquarters, Bedford MA

Visitors to the Thermacell corporate headquarters are met by two oversized mosquitoes and a tick, the very pests they control through their ecologically minded products.

Represented are: Aeges Aegypti, on left, is responsible for a variety of viruses including Zika and Yellow Fever.

Culex Pipiens, on right, in the process of finishing a "blood meal" with a belly full of blood. Culex is a vector for diseases including West Nile Virus.

The Black-Legged Tick: Ixodes scapularis, transmits Lyme disease.