Are genetically modified mosquitoes a good idea or not? This question has been going on for a long time. The British-based company Oxitec is waiting for FDA approval to be able to release them in the U.S. The mosquitoes have a modified gene that kills their young before they can fly. Only female mosquitoes bite, so the aim is to release only modified ...
Tiger Balm has so many different applications, it is truly heaven-sent. Here’s a list of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of this wonderful product: If your wooden furniture is attacked by borers, putting some Tiger Balm into the holes can help to restore the damage. Next time you get bitten by a ...
New treatments to cut the global death rate from mosquito-borne viruses — such as dengue, Zika, and West Nile viruses — could result from research led by The University of Queensland. The research has been published in Science. Associate Professor Daniel Watterson from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said the team identified an antibody ...
If you are plagued by mosquitoes and are looking for a natural way to deal with these insects, Mother Nature has a solution for you — dragonflies. Over 80 percent of a dragonfly’s brain is used to process visual information. Some species can detect movement as far as 60 feet away. Dragonflies have a voracious ...
Most of us surely don’t think of mosquitoes as being especially adept at learning. But that may not be the case. In a paper published on January 25 in Current Biology, University of Washington researchers report that they can, in fact, learn to associate a particular odor with an unpleasant mechanical shock akin to being swatted. As a ...
Could it be? Could the choice between mosquitoes and toxic DEET-filled insect repellents finally be over? (Sorry, but we know the natural brands and recipes don’t cut it). We found this on the travel section of the Chinese social network Weibo. The age-old Chinese secret of applying sesame oil to keep the mozzies from biting ...
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