Seed meal from plants in the mustard family has been shown to kill mosquito larvae. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service examined the larval-killing potential of isothiocyanates, a group of plant-defense chemicals that are released when mustard seed meals are soaked in water.
Fight mosquitoes with mustard
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Mosquito larvae eat a fatal last dinner – the seed meal of certain mustard plants may offer a biobased approach to controlling the biting pests.
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