Insects in culture Current Affairs, GK & News
2018 World Mosquito Day (WMD)
The World Mosquito Day (WMD) is observed every year on August 20 to raise awareness regarding what all causes malaria and ways to prevent it. The day also observed to mark British doctor Sir Ronald Ross’ 1897 landmark discovery that female mosquitoes “Anopheles” transmit malaria to humans. This discovery laid foundations for scientists across the ..
Topics: Antimalarial medication • Culicidae • Infectious diseases • Insect control • Insects in culture • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Mosquito net • Ronald Ross • RTT • World Mosquito Day
Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry: Key Features
The Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry has four components – Research & Development (R&D), Training, Transfer of Technology and IT Initiatives Seed Organizations and farmers extension centres Coordination and Market Development for seed, yarn and silk products and Quality Certification System (QCS) by creating amongst others a chain of Silk Testing facilities, Farm ..
Topics: Agriculture in China • Animal products • Insects in culture • Reeling • Sericulture • Silk • Silk Road • Textiles
World Mosquito Day (WMD) observed on 20 August
The World Mosquito Day (WMD) is observed every year on August 20 is to raise awareness about the threat of malaria and other diseases transmitted by one of the world’s deadliest killers – the mosquito. The day also marks the historic discovery by British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit ..
Topics: Anopheles • Ectoparasites • Haematophagy • Infectious diseases • Insects in culture • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Mosquito-malaria theory • Ronald Ross • Taxonomy of Anopheles • World Mosquito Day
America: Open-air test on GM Mosquitoes in Florida Keys soon
Recently, the Researchers have reported initial signs of success from the first release into the environment of mosquitoes engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offspring, killing them before they reach adulthood. The results could herald an age in which genetically modified insects will be used to help control agricultural pests and insect-borne diseases ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Branches of biology • Genetically modified insect • Infectious diseases • Infertility • Insect control • Insects in culture • Malaria • Medical specialties • Mosquito • Oxitec • Parasitology • Sterile insect technique