Dumped plastic containers lead to mosquito abundance on Lakshadweep islands

2022-08-10 04:07
Between October 2019 and January 2020, a group of mosquito hunters was carefully nurturing mosquito larvae in makeshift labs on the Lakshadweep archipelago in the Arabian Sea, patiently waiting until they emerged. These larvae lurked in a variety of natural and artificial habitats that store water, such as coconut shells, tree holes, discarded plastic containers, […]