blog posts Controlling disease-carrying yellowfever mosquitos critical to public health Apr 15, 2019 11:45 am by Entomology TodayIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Entomology Today (April 14) . To explore plant oils as safe, environmentally friendly alternatives to pesticides, U. of I. researchers tested the lethal effects of several edible plant oils on Aedes aegypti. Share on Facebook Tweet Email