Argentine university says dengue-carrying mosquito more resistant to insecticides

A study by the Argentine University of La Plata's Insect Neurobiology Laboratory released this week detected that certain mutations of the dengue-causing aedes aegypti mosquito is more resistant to insecticides than previously thought. The research was focused on the type of insect dominant in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) ahead of the Summer season, during which an outbreak of the malady is feared.