Some plants in your garden might be a beacon for mosquitoes. Bamboo, taro, papyrus, water lilies, water hyacinths and water lettuce can all attract mosquitoes, according to Intelligent Living.
Mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases, including malaria, and scientists have long been searching for ways to treat or stop such diseases.. | Cell And Molecular Biology ...
In the battle against mosquito-borne diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, scientists turned to an unlikely ally: a fungus that smells like flowers.
Flower-scented fungus lures mosquitoes to their deaths using nature’s scent trick, offering a safe solution against deadly diseases.
Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...
Mosquitoes were discovered in Iceland for the first time this month, likely arriving by freight and leaving only one place on Earth without confirmed mosquito sightings.