Bed Bugs' Own Chemistry Used Against Them Jun 6, 2009
Desiccant dusts are designed to disturb the bed bugs cuticle, particularly the waxy outer layer on insects that allows bugs to stay hydrated. Without the waxy protection, insects are more prone to dry up and die ... Benoit noted that repeated use of spray pesticides to which bed bugs are resistant boosts the survival of bed bugs with that resistance, forcing the use of higher and higher concentrations of toxic chemicals to eradicate the insects. (Science Daily)
Bacteria Play Role In Preventing Spread Of Malaria May 11, 2009
25, 2005) Researchers have identified a gene in mosquitoes that helps the insects to fight off infection by the Plasmodium parasite, which causes malaria ... (June 2, 2008) The transmembrane MAEBL is critical for completing the life cycle of malaria parasites in mosquitoes, allowing the insects to transmit the potentially deadly infection to humans, researchers have. (Science Daily)
New Way The Malaria Parasite And Red Blood Cells Interact Mar 18, 2009
(June 2, 2008) The transmembrane MAEBL is critical for completing the life cycle of malaria parasites in mosquitoes, allowing the insects to transmit the potentially deadly infection to humans, researchers have. (Aug. (Science Daily)
How Mosquitoes Could Teach Us A Trick In The Fight Against Malaria Mar 14, 2009
The Imperial College London team behind the new discovery say this knowledge could be used to develop new genetic or chemical techniques to improve on the mosquito's natural detection success rate, so that 100 percent of the parasites can be killed inside the mosquito, preventing transmission of the disease from insects to people. Dr George Christophides from Imperial's Department of Life Sciences comments: "Mosquitoes are known as the 'bad guys' that spread malaria, but these insects are... (Science Daily)
