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Scientists grapple with invasive plants in fight against malaria

Mosquitoes have found a new source of food in invasive plants, a development that frustrates the fight against malaria, scientists have said.

Invasive plants grow quickly and aggressively. It has emerged that mosquitoes are no longer relying on human blood for survival, but on the new plants which act as a source of food and breeding grounds.

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