Entomologists Deploy Tiny Predators to Bite Mosquitoes Back
September 1, 2003
Copepods, small crustaceans that like to feed on mosquito larvae, can be a cheap and environmentally safe weapon in the war against mosquitoes. Entomologists grow them in the lab and then introduce them into mosquito breeding grounds -- wherever there's standing water. Copepods can help stem the spread of the mosquitoes that carry the West Nile Virus.
