Why Mosquitoes Select Certain Outdoor Water Containers For Laying Eggs And Avoid Others
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 09:28
in Biology & Nature
Female mosquitoes are choosy when it comes to finding the proper egg-laying habitats. Scientists have now 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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