We at Genericville City Council are here to determine whether or not Malathion insecticide spray should be used to reduce the mosquito population. In this article I am going to review all the processes to see what is really going to benefit this city in the long run. I will be going through and discussing four main points which will include hazard identification‚ dose-response‚ exposure‚ and risk characterization. When I am done I will conclude with my decision so that we may be able to move forward
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mosquitoes beyond the larval stage Larvae of Culex mosquito (Photo: James Gathany‚ CDC) RESEARCHERS from Bengal Engineering and Science University in Howrah‚ West Bengal‚ claim to have found a cheap and effective way of controlling mosquito breeding: water-soluble carbon nanoparticles (wsCNPs). In a paper published online on September 12 in RSC Advances‚ the researchers showed that when mosquito larvae ingested the nanoparticles‚ their metabolism slowed down‚ they did not
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1. What Are Bromeliads? Bromeliads are members of a plant family known as Bromeliaceae (bro-meh-lee-AH-say-eye). The family contains over 3000 described species in approximately 56 genera. The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple. The family contains a wide range of plants including some very un-pineapple like members such as Spanish Moss (which is neither Spanish nor a moss). Other members resemble aloes or yuccas while still others look like green‚ leafy grasses. In general they are inexpensive
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A Science Investigatory Project submitted in fulfillment of the requirements in Research I-B S.Y. 2010-2010 Abstract Dengue fever has always been a problem to everyone and it is not advisable to always use pesticide to control the mosquito-causing dengue since it will cause harm to one’s health and our environment. So this study was conducted to determine was conducted to determine the effect of aromatic plants namely pandan and lemon grass as water-based crude extracts on the normal
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Dengue fever Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ most commonly the mosquito Aedesaegypti‚ which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of: * Indonesian archipelago into northeastern Australia * South and Central America * Southeast Asia * Sub-Saharan Africa Dengue fever is being seen more in world travelers. Dengue fever
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Communication Skills 2 Second Semester 2014-2015 By: Valdez‚ Mylene L. Penoliar‚ Jecylene Q. BSN 1Y2-1 Chapter 1 Introduction Dengue also known as break bone fever is a mosquito to borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. It is an infectious disease caused viruses which are transmitted to humans by biting of a specific mosquito called Aedes Aegypti. Subsequent infection with a different type increases the risk of severe complications. As of now the Dengue does not have any vaccine but it can
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Equine Encephalitis Equine encephalitis is a virus us humans in south texas are exposed to through the abundance of a common vector‚ mosquitos. Mosquitos are known to be the most obligatory biological vector for transmitting these viruses. Of the three different types of “Group A” arboviruses‚ the eastern equine encephalitis and western equine encephalitis are the ones native to our area and can also cause febrile disease in humans and horses. EEV also utilizes hosts in two different way. One being
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Zika Virus The Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. It is found in parts of Africa and Malaysia and spreading to islands off the Pacific Coast. The Zika Virus is rapidly spreading. It can be deadly but is not likely for most people who get the virus. Eighty percent of people with the disease have no symptoms. The body system that is most affected by the Zika Virus is the integumentary system. The integumentary
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Zika virus in Brazil has effected the 2016 summer Olympics. Zika is an illness that is caused by a rare‚ infected‚ Aedes mosquito bite. Zika affects pregnancy’s because the disease can cause birth defects. There is a one in thirteen chance that the infected mother could have a baby with birth defects. Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most associated with zika. Guillain-Barré syndrome is where your body’s immune system attacks your nerves. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tips
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larvicidal‚ pupicidal and adult mortality was observed after 24 h of exposure; no mortality was observed in the control group. For C. sinensis‚ the median lethal concentration values (LC50) observed for the larvicidal and pupicidal activities against mosquito vector species A. stephensi first to fourth larval instars and pupae were 182.24‚ 227.93‚ 291.69‚ 398.00 and 490.84 ppm; A. aegypti values were 92.27‚ 106.60‚ 204.87‚ 264.26‚ 342.45‚ 436.93 and K. Murugan : P. Mahesh Kumar : K. Kovendan (*) :
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