Mosquito Hearing Could Be New Target for Mating Disruption
A neurotransmitter chemical linked to mosquito hearing could be targeted to disrupt male mosquitoes' ability to detect the precise buzz of nearby females.
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A neurotransmitter chemical linked to mosquito hearing could be targeted to disrupt male mosquitoes' ability to detect the precise buzz of nearby females.
The findings mean that the so-called ears of a mosquito could be targeted by insecticides to keep them from mating.
If the guy skeeters can't hear the buzz of females ... no mating, no new generation. The results of a study on mosquito hearing could lead to a different kind of population control tool.
If the guy skeeters can't hear the buzz of females ... no mating, no new generations. The results of a study on mosquito hearing could lead to a different kind of population control tool.
If the guy skeeters can't hear the buzz of females ... no mating, no new generation. The results of a study on mosquito hearing could lead to a different kind of population control tool.