Tag: Insecticides
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Malaria: Insecticide resistant mosquitoes discovered in Jigawa
A team of researchers at the Federal University Dutse (FUD), has discovered some species of mosquitos that are resistant to available insecticide treated nets in the state, except those treated with a particular insecticide called Primiphosmethyl. Alhaji Abdullahi Yahaya-Bello, the university’s Chief Information Officer, announced this in a statement in Dutse.
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South African pastor found guilty for spraying followers with insecticide
A South African self-styled prophet who sprayed his followers with the insecticide, Doom, has been found guilty of assault, local media report. Lethebo Rabalago – widely known as the Doom Pastor – was also found guilty of contravening the Agricultural Stock Remedies Act, a court ruling said. Rabalago claims the insect repellent he used in…
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Buhari fights corruption in legislature with ‘insecticides’, uses ‘deodorant’ for executive
Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central Senatorial District, APC) has said President Buhari’s approach to fighting corruption at both the legislature and executive arms of government is biased. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Sani was reacting at the floor of the house to the president’s reaction on the Ad-hoc Committee’s report on Humanitarian crises in the Northeast (…