With fogging and anti-larvae measure not proving to be effective to curb the mosquito menace, the residents of Chembur have revived an age-old method to control the breeding of larvae. HT Image Pestom ...

Panaji: In a bid to stem the spread of mosquitoes through biological means, the directorate of health services, along with 29 of its 34 health centres, has been breeding guppies for use in wells — ...

Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease characterized by shaking chills, high fever, anemia and flu-like illnesses, caused the death of approximately 627,000 people worldwide in 2012. Although preventable, ...

A freshwater fish that grows to little more than the size of your index finger is Enemy No. 1 of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the dengue virus. Metro introduces you to the two-inch guppy ...

Mysuru’s primary health centres (PHCs) are on a mission to combat malaria although the district has been free from malaria cases since the last five years. The Department of Health and Family Welfare ...

Conservation Biology, Vol. 21, No. 6 (Dec., 2007), pp. 1573-1583 (11 pages) Ex situ conservation is of increasing importance to prevent the extinction of endangered animals in the wild. Despite low ...