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Genetically Altered Mosquitos Could Wipe Out Malaria Scientists have recently developed two ways to genetically alter the genes of mosquitos so that they could effectively wipe out malaria

Well the year was 1370 in Taranto Italy. Every summer in the town of Taranto the locals would begin to dance wildly, and this boogie repeated itself every summer for the next three hundred years. However, after the locals would calm down and gather themselves they would sit and wonder why it was that they suddenly felt an overwhelming need to dance. After using their ancient pre-science heads the locals thought that they had found the culprit--The large and hairy Wolf Spider. And since then this spider has been called a tarantula

The special permethrin-treated clothing

When I think of flying insects, I generally assume that they can see. Well, apparently that is no longer the case. Scientists recently discovered a new species of non-biting midge in the Lukina Jama cane system, the 14th

Insect-borne diseases or vector-borne diseases account for seventeen percent of all diseases worldwide. One million people die of these diseases every year, and 2.5 people globally are at risk of catching Dengue Fever, and this figure does not count other diseases such as Zika or Malaria. And many mosquitos are becoming resistant to insecticides. But there may be some hope when it comes to killing these guys, and one particularly novel idea involves using unmanned aircraft systems to flush out mosquitos in places humans cannot reach. No, the plan is not to drop bombs on the infected mosquitos. Instead the drones will fly to areas with high mosquito activity and release sterile male mosquitoes

You're probably familiar with mosquito repellents

It's commonly understood that a person's personality will play a large role in determining what job field they end up going into. But, did you know that scientists have recently found that the same can be said for insects, particularly spiders? There are a small number of species of social spiders, and each one's personality determines what role they play in the colony

If you are a vegetarian or a vegan, or if your 4th of July celebration will consist of enthusiastic tofu-burger consumption, then you may rejoice in the possibility that your beef loving counterparts are faced with a threat to their ability to consume animal flesh. However, this particular threat will not spare the lives of cows, rather this threat will kill them before the workers at the meat processing plant have a chance to. So even if you believe that killing cows to satisfy the appetite of human beings is morally wrong, you will still want to read on as many ranchers are being forced to face a new insect born disease that is killing their cows. The disease is called Anaplasmosis,

You've probably heard of plants reacting to certain stimuli