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Fungus Thwarts Dengue
A mosquito-killing fungus shows promise as an effective dengue-control agent.
By Harvey Black | April 16, 2012
The fungus Beauveria bassiana effectively kills Aedes aegypti, the mosquito responsible for carrying dengue, and sharply reduces the rate at which mosquitoes seek human targets, according to a study published earlier this month in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The results offer a potential alternative to pesticides to control the mosquito-borne viral disease...
Fungus Thwarts Dengue
A mosquito-killing fungus shows promise as an effective dengue-control agent.
By Harvey Black | April 16, 2012
The fungus Beauveria bassiana effectively kills Aedes aegypti, the mosquito responsible for carrying dengue, and sharply reduces the rate at which mosquitoes seek human targets, according to a study published earlier this month in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The results offer a potential alternative to pesticides to control the mosquito-borne viral disease...