Ok, let’s try this again! New research from the lab. @david-hayes.bsky.social shows that spores of the #fungus Clonostacys rosea kill #mosquito larvae. Clonostacys does not infect & conidia do not need to be alive to kill larvae. Collab with Patil Tawidian, Jen Phinney, Brandon Plattner.
The potential of Clonostachys rosea as a biolarvicide against Anopheles gambiae
Mosquitoes vector multiple disease-causing pathogens detrimental to humans, imposing a high public health and economic burden. Chemical and biological larvicides are used in some settings to reduce mo...
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