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SUBMITTER: Keller MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4758184 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Keller Matthew D MD Leahy David J DJ Norton Bryan J BJ Johanson Threeric T Mullen Emma R ER Marvit Maclen M Makagon Arty A
Scientific reports 20160218
Small, flying insects continue to pose great risks to both human health and agricultural production throughout the world, so there remains a compelling need to develop new vector and pest control approaches. Here, we examined the use of short (<25 ms) laser pulses to kill or disable anesthetized female Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, which were chosen as a representative species. The mortality of mosquitoes exposed to laser pulses of various wavelength, power, pulse duration, and spot size combi ...[more]