MOSQUITO TRAP – US BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRM
December 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA USA biotechnology company has created an intelligent network of human scent honey-traps that lure mosquitoes into a vacuum-device that suffocates them. American Biophysics (AmBio) is selling a 'Mosquito Magnet' system that emits a humanlike scent, including carbon dioxide and moisture, which attracts bloodsucking insects. When they drift past, they are sucked into the device and die. AmBio is also selling computerised networks of these traps, which are equipped with sensors collecting data on air quality, humidity, wind direction and pollutants. ...
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