Culex tarsalis Mosquito (IMAGE)
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A new study by a bevy of expert mosquito researchers offers an important warning to consumers: Products claiming to reduce mosquito populations with salt-water solutions are simply ineffective. In a series of lab tests conducted in five locations using nine species of mosquito--including Culex tarsalis, shown here--researchers found no evidence that adult mosquitoes are killed by salt ingested at concentrations used in several popular mosquito-control products. The findings are reported in a new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
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Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org
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