Beer could be cure for stopping infectious diseases in mosquitoes say James Cook University researchers in Cairns

Beer could be cure for stopping infectious diseases in mosquitoes say James Cook University researchers in Cairns

Cairns Post

06 November 2014


SCIENTISTS have found a novel way of ensuring infectious diseases do not cross Australia’s northern borders – with beer.

James Cook University researchers have discovered some of the main ingredients of beer – brewer’s yeast, sugar and water – can provide an effective method of baiting traps to ensnare potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes. Read more

 

 

 

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