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  • Controlling disease-carrying yellowfever mosquitos critical to public health

    Apr 15, 2019 11:45 am by Entomology TodayIllinois in the News
    Aedes aegypti mosquito closeup via Flickr

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    • Aedes aegypti mosquito closeup via Flickr

    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.