Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective

A new study by a bevy of expert mosquito researchers offers an important warning to consumers: Products claiming to reduce mosquito populations with salt-water solutions are ineffective. In a series of lab tests using nine mosquito species, researchers found no evidence that adult mosquitoes are killed by salt ingested at concentrations used in several popular mosquito-control products.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201020105543.htm

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