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Volume 155, Number 25 (June 19, 1999)

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The explosive downside to zapping bugs

Bug zappers spray insect-borne bacteria and viruses as far as 6 feet.

References:

Urban, J.E. 1999. Electrocution of house flies in bug zappers releases bacteria and viruses. Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. May-June. Chicago.

Sources:

James E. Urban
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 25, June 19, 1999, p. 395. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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