Talk:Mosquito/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: 20 upper (talk · contribs) 10:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Review
I'll get to this later today, please feel free to ping if I forget about this nomination. 20 upper (talk) 10:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Many thanks! Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:22, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Prose

 * The first sentence is awkward, suggest rephrasing
 * Edited.


 * Rm "in addition"
 * No, they still drink nectar just as males do.


 * Rephrase to
 * Edited.


 * to No need to include ducks
 * Edited.


 * Later is not the right word here
 * Edited.


 * Remove "overview" in Description and life cycle
 * Done.


 * One is singular and wings is plural
 * One pair...


 * Doesn't sound right
 * Edited.


 * suggest "and is typically 3–6 mm long
 * Edited.


 * "At rest" to "When at rest"
 * Edited.


 * Suggest dropping "The" and "mosquito", and convert these units
 * Edited and converted.


 * "In nature" to "in the wild"
 * Done.


 * Do their eggs flood?
 * Edited.


 * Rephrase to
 * Edited.


 * Drop itself
 * No, the word is necessary here, or "propelling", a transitive verb, has no object.


 * Needs better word choice
 * Edited.


 * Drop typical
 * Edited.


 * Another look for clarification.
 * It's correct as it stands.


 * What type of harm?
 * Described.


 * "Most powerfully attracts" is not the right word choice
 * Edited.


 * to
 * No, it keeps it separate (from the start); there isn't mixing followed by separation.


 * "As they feed" to "Even when feeding"
 * Edited.


 * Ecology and distribution aren't necessarily the same thing, so I suggest renaming to "Ecology and distribution"
 * Done.


 * Suggest "allowing mosquitoes to emerge"
 * Not really, one could say it tricks or forces them to emerge, with unfortunate consequences.


 * What do you mean by current? This will eventually become outdated
 * Edited.


 * Don't some mammals and frogs consume adult mosquitoes?
 * Edited. We aren't trying to make a comprehensive list, even if that were possible.


 * Again, what does current mean here? Suggest removing "currently those of"
 * Done.


 * When is this? In 2050, it may increase to 20
 * Removed.


 * Why the use of "definitely"
 * Edited.


 * The lead says 3,600 species but the Taxonomy section says 3,500.
 * Fixed.


 * What's happening in the "control" section
 * It seems to be in order.


 * When is this? This may become outdated.
 * Edited.


 * Clarity on favorably.
 * Reworded.


 * We need more information on bites
 * Not sure why we'd need that: this is a biology article on a fly taxon, not a first-aid manual.


 * How large are mosquitoes? Please provide the measurements.
 * Added under 'Adult'.

Images

 * All good.
 * Noted.