New curtain will repel mosquitoes
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03/12/1997
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Asian Age (New Delhi)
Scientists at the Malaria Research Centre here claim to have controlled mosquitoes in urban slums using curtains impregnated with an insecticide. A two year study by the MRC team has found about 90 per cent reduction of disease-causing mosquitoes in Motibagh slum area under the New Delhi Municipal Council, MRC in-charge M.A. Ansari told reporters.