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Long-Lasting Biological Larvicide for Malaria Vector Control

Guiyun Yan of the University of California, Irvine in the U.S. will develop and field test in Africa new formulations of biological larvicides which utilize plaster matrix materials for the slow release of the insecticide in an aquatic environment, as well as chemical lures that attract and stimulate feeding by the mosquito larvae.

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