6000 Infected in 3 Weeks, China’s Unleashes “Cannibal Insects” in Outbreak Fight

6000 Infected in 3 Weeks, China's Unleashes “Cannibal Insects” in Outbreak Fight

6000 Infected in 3 Weeks, China’s Unleashes “Cannibal Insects” in Outbreak Fight – In an extraordinary attempt to control its worst chikungunya outbreak to date, China is releasing swarms of giant, non-biting mosquitoes whose larvae feed on the very insects responsible for spreading the virus. These predators, known as Toxorhynchites splendens or more commonly, “elephant […]