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'Super' mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides, scientists say

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"Super" mosquitoes have evolved to withstand insecticides, according to new research -- and the most "sobering" finding is the high rate in which a species known for carrying disease has developed mutations.

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'Super' mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides, scientists say

One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them.

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

High number of mosquitoes found with mutation that resists insecticides

The insecticides that target disease-spreading mosquitoes are running into nature's ultimate defense mechanism: evolution. Scientists reported Wednesday that mosquitoes in Cambodia and Vietnam increasingly carry a mutation that makes them resistant to a commonly deployed insecticide. The report, in the journal Science Advances, tells the story of Aedes aegypti, a vector for dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, Zika and other diseases. The researche

1 year ago

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Phys.org

Mosquitoes highly resistant to insecticides found in Vietnam and Cambodia

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan, working with colleagues from Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Ghana, has found evidence of mosquitoes that are highly resistant to common insecticides in both Vietnam and Cambodia.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NOS

'Super-resistant' yellow fever mosquitoes discovered in Asia, scientists concerned

Many of the mosquitoes studied, which also cause the dangerous dengue fever, appear to be exceptionally resistant to the most commonly used heavy pesticides.

1 year ago·Netherlands

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Gizmodo

'Super' Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Detected in Asia

The mutations found in these mosquitoes could pose an "unprecedentedly serious threat" if they spread further, scientists warn.

1 year ago·United States

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NewScientist

Many mosquitoes are now insecticide-resistant in Vietnam and Cambodia

More than three-quarters of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sampled in Vietnam and Cambodia were from strains that are extremely resistant to pyrethroid insecticides

1 year ago·Baltimore, United States

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