January 06, 2004
Fish or Cut Bait

In the "don't-develop-a-pen-use-a-pencil" science bin we have this BBCnews report on how India is using fish for malaria control. Guppies, even. Seems they have a taste for the skeeter larvae, and in some places have nearly eradicated them.

As someone who was raised in a mosquito-infested river delta, I can only say whatever kills the blasted things must be good.

Posted by scott at January 06, 2004 09:42 AM

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Of course, for every success story the bio-control movement has, there is also a spectacular failure.

Posted by: Tatterdemalian on January 6, 2004 12:24 PM
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