





two mosquitoes and a tick / 2018
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.
Media: stainless steel, powder-coated steel, cast glass and glass mosaic
Mosquito dimension (each): 4' h x 4' w x 1.5' d
Tick: 2.5' h x 3' w x .5' d