The Sweet Taste of Science: Mosquito Traps Tame Flesh Eating Disease The suburbs of Melbourne are no stranger to mosquito borne illnesses, particularly Buruli ulcers, a flesh eating disease that has puzzled health officials for years.
A recent study by The Doherty Institute and University of Melbourne sheds new light on an innovative solution that is showing remarkable promise in curbing the spread of this devastating illness.
The researchers' auto dissemination stations targeted breeding sites around homes, using small pools of water as bait to lure female mosquitoes into black plastic containers.