Dr Tom Schmidt
Research Fellow In Entomological Bioinformatics, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne,
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Sciences & Technology
Have resistance, will travel
Pest insects, like mosquitoes, are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. So how are these genetic invasions threatening pest control?
Sciences & Technology
Using bacteria to control mosquitoes
The Wolbachia bacteria has successfully suppressed dengue-fever carrying mosquitoes in a trial, but more work is needed to understand how the insects move to infest new areas