How fungi stage a deadly under-water attack on Aedes mosquito larvae
Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 13:01
in Biology & Nature
Insect pathogenic fungi can grow in liquid suspensions and on solid substrates, and their spores can attack and kill mosquitoes in aquatic or terrestrial environments. A study published on July 7th in PLOS Pathogens demonstrates that the fungal attack of aquatic Aedes larvae is a particular rapid and effective way of mosquito control.