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Simple trap could combat dengue fever
Published: Dec. 30, 2010 at 6:19 PM
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A simple trap resembling a trash can that lures pregnant mosquitoes could help stop the spread of dengue fever, U.S. researchers say.
Scientists at Tulane University say the trap, a gallon-size bucket, is baited with a mixture of chemicals that convince female mosquitoes it is a perfect spot to lay eggs. Once they fly in, they find not a stagnant puddle, but insecticide, LiveScience.com reported Thursday.
"Right now there has really been nothing that can be safely used on a wide, multinational scale to reduce dengue transmission," Dawn Wesson, a Tulane professor of tropical medicine, said. "If this trap works, we think it can change a lot of people's lives..."
Simple trap could combat dengue fever
Published: Dec. 30, 2010 at 6:19 PM
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A simple trap resembling a trash can that lures pregnant mosquitoes could help stop the spread of dengue fever, U.S. researchers say.
Scientists at Tulane University say the trap, a gallon-size bucket, is baited with a mixture of chemicals that convince female mosquitoes it is a perfect spot to lay eggs. Once they fly in, they find not a stagnant puddle, but insecticide, LiveScience.com reported Thursday.
"Right now there has really been nothing that can be safely used on a wide, multinational scale to reduce dengue transmission," Dawn Wesson, a Tulane professor of tropical medicine, said. "If this trap works, we think it can change a lot of people's lives..."