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Scientists Find Chemical that Causes 'Kidney' Failure in Mosquitoes, May Lead to New Insecticides for Malaria Control

WOOSTER, Ohio -- An Ohio State University researcher and his collaborators have discovered a chemical that causes "kidney" failure in mosquitoes, which may pave the way to the development of new insecticides to fight deadly mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.