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Stressed out mosquitoes die more easily, researchers find

By Reuters
03 November 2016   |   1:57 pm
Triggering a stress response in mosquitoes by exposing them to chemicals emitted by one of their natural enemies makes pesticide much more effective at lower concentrations, researchers in Belgium find.

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