KUANTAN: Toxorhynchites, a mosquito species of the larger kind, can restrict the breeding of aedes mosquitoes responsible for spreading dengue, Local Government Department director-general Halimi Abdul Manaf said.
This is possible as the larvae of Toxorhynchites consumes the larvae of the aedes mosquitoes, he said.
“Dengue is one of the world’s biggest threats which kills more than 22,000 people every year.
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Malaysia has delayed a landmark field trial to release genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, an official said Tuesday, following protests from environmentalists.
In the first experiment of its kind in Asia, 4,000-6,000 male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were originally scheduled to be released by last month in a bid to fight dengue, which killed at least 134 people last year in Malaysia alone.
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