Tag: mosquitoes
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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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Zika virus: Tech firms to battle killer mosquitoes to a halt
American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika virus, and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide, according to media report. According to Reuters, the firms including Microsoft Corp and California life sciences company, Verily, are forming partnerships with public health officials…
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Mosquitoes are human friends, deserve to be well managed
A Professor of Entomology at the University of Ilorin, Adeolu Ande, has decried killing mosquitoes, saying the insects are friends to humans that deserved to be properly managed. Ande made the statement on Monday in Ilorin in a paper he presented at a public seminar organised by the University. In his paper with the title…