New Way To Control Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes: Make Them Hold Their Urine

Cornell researchers have found a protein that may lead to a new way to control mosquitoes that spread dengue fever, yellow fever and other diseases when they feed on humans: Prevent them from urinating as they feed on blood. The work may lead to the development of new insecticides to disrupt the mosquito’s renal system, which contributes to a mosquito’s survival after feeding on blood…