CBD shows promise as pesticide for mosquitoes

There could also be a brand new method to kill disease-carrying mosquitoes. The bugs die when they’re uncovered to cannabidiol (CBD) – a chemical produced by hashish crops. What’s extra, the chemical is deadly even in mosquitoes which have genetic resistance to straightforward pesticides.

Mosquitoes can carry pathogens accountable for illnesses together with malaria, dengue fever and zika. A number of the bugs are additionally changing into proof against the pesticides used in opposition to them. However Erick Martinez Rodriguez and Peter Piermarini on the Ohio State College and their colleagues could have an answer.