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West Nile Virus
New west nile virus study findings have been reported by A. Michaelakis and co-researchers
May 26th, 2009
According to a study from Athens, Greece, "The main tendency for the control of West Nile virus vectors, without the presence of disease, is to perform integrated programs minimizing chemicals by using environmentally friendly substances which act as oviposition attractants such as oviposition pheromones and infusions. This is the first time that an aged infusion is combined with aged pheromone (microencapsulated)." "Initially, three common plants in Greece were evaluated as a potential oviposition medium: Oxalis pes-carpae, Jasminum polyanthum, and Avena barbata. All revealed an excellent oviposition attractancy which was more than 80%. O. pes-carpae was used for...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-26)
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