Scientists discover chemical cues that stimulate egg laying by pregnant mosquitoes
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 16:35
in Biology & Nature
North Carolina State University scientists have figured out one reason why pregnant yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), one of the most important disease transmitters worldwide, choose to lay their eggs in certain outdoor water containers while eschewing others.
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