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With Zika Virus, Widespread Pesticide Spraying Not the Long-Term Solution, says Entomologist

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2016.  Speaking to The Guardian, a leading Kenyan entomologist warns that spraying pesticides will fail to deal with the Zika virus. Just recently the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a public health emergency over growing concerns that the virus is linked with microcephaly. Aerial and ground applications of pesticides have long been used for mosquito control, but many believe that these methods fail to sufficiently control mosquito populations, promote resistance…

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