50 years ago, U.S. fell short on mosquito eradication
Excerpt from the May 20, 1967, issue of Science News
![Aedes aegypti larvae](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/040517_cm_Aedes-aegypti_main_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
WAR ON BUGS Attempts 50 years ago to conquer disease-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (larvae shown) in the United States failed, largely due to dwindling resources and America’s resistance to pesticides in a post–Silent Spring world. Today, researchers are devising new battle plans to attack the pests from the inside out.
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