Entomologists seek fungus to blunt mosquitoes' sense of smell
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 12:42
in Biology & Nature
Sick people often lose their sense of smell and their appetite. If this happened to mosquitoes, they would not be able to feed on humans and spread malaria. A team of Penn State entomologists is looking for an insect disease that will infect mosquitoes and impair their sense of smell.
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