With the deadly dengue epidemic affecting 15,000 people during the past five months; health authorities have brought down modern equipment to spray Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) bacteria, widely used as a bioinsecticide to destroy mosquito larvae. The equipment can spray up to 120 feet. Colombo Municipal Council workers are seen spraying the Bti bacteria in [...]

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With the deadly dengue epidemic affecting 15,000 people during the past five months; health authorities have brought down modern equipment to spray Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) bacteria, widely used as a bioinsecticide to destroy mosquito larvae. The equipment can spray up to 120 feet. Colombo Municipal Council workers are seen spraying the Bti bacteria in mosquito-dense areas in Colombo. Pic by Indika Handuwala.




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