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Scientists Are Making Mosquitos Deaf So They’ll Stop Having Sex

Luis Prada

Vice

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05.11.2024

A study out of the University of California, Santa Barbara, found that one of the best ways to control mosquito-borne diseases like Dengue, Zika, and Yellow Fever is by cock blocking mosquitoes. Specifically, cock blocking males by making them deaf, which prevents them from mating with female mosquitoes, thus reducing their populations. Mosquitoes mate in […] The post Scientists Are Making Mosquitos Deaf So They’ll Stop Having Sex appeared first on VICE.

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