Tuesday 20 October 2020

Salt-Based Mosquito-Control Products Aren’t Worth Their Salt, Study Finds | Entomology Today

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Products claiming to reduce mosquito populations with salt-water solutions are ineffective, according to a new study. In a series of lab tests using nine mosquito species, a team of expert mosquito researchers found no evidence that adult mosquitoes are killed by salt ingested at concentrations used in several popular mosquito-control products. The findings are reported in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

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