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www.mercola.com/2006/oct/12/finally-a-great-new-important-use-for-splenda.htm
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As well as dieting on blood, mosquitoes also like to snack on "sweets," generally nectar from flowers and nectaries on plant leaves and stems.
Scientists are attempting to exploit this habit to help get rid of the pests.
Researchers sprayed acacia trees with a solution of sugar mixed with the insecticide Spinosad. The result was the elimination of almost the entire mosquito population of the nearby area.
Mosquitoes' habits would allow for targeted spraying. Of 77 flowering plants in Wisconsin, for example, mosquitoes prefer only four. However, desert and savannah regions, where malaria is on the rise due to such factors as environmental changes and the growing resistance of mosquitoes to conventional insecticides, would benefit most.
International Journal for Parasitology September 2006; 36(10-11): 1077-1080
Science Blog September 25, 2006
The (Lakeland, FL) Ledger September 22, 2006
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Dr. Mercola's Comment:
If you thought using an artificial sweetener like aspartame or Splenda as an insecticide was a bit far-fetched, consider this study.
Although this article doesn't explore the possibility, obviously, given the chemical structure and history of Splenda, it certainly makes more sense to use it in that manner than it does for humans to ingest it ...
Malaria is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2 million people every year. (Some experts believe malaria may have killed half the people who ever lived!) The standard approach for malaria prevention is to kill mosquitoes with DDT. In many ways, however, Splenda is similar to DDT, as it is a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
Also, many do not realize this -- and I learned of it while researching my new book Sweet Deception -- but Splenda was actually discovered by accident when researchers were working with compounds that were insecticides. One of the Indian researchers misunderstood his instructions and thought he heard taste the chemical, when it was test the chemical.
And, as they say, the rest is history ...
Since Splenda is already sweet, you wouldn't even need to mix it into a sugar solution as you would with Spinosad.
scroll down and read..............
As well as dieting on blood, mosquitoes also like to snack on "sweets," generally nectar from flowers and nectaries on plant leaves and stems.
Scientists are attempting to exploit this habit to help get rid of the pests.
Researchers sprayed acacia trees with a solution of sugar mixed with the insecticide Spinosad. The result was the elimination of almost the entire mosquito population of the nearby area.
Mosquitoes' habits would allow for targeted spraying. Of 77 flowering plants in Wisconsin, for example, mosquitoes prefer only four. However, desert and savannah regions, where malaria is on the rise due to such factors as environmental changes and the growing resistance of mosquitoes to conventional insecticides, would benefit most.
International Journal for Parasitology September 2006; 36(10-11): 1077-1080
Science Blog September 25, 2006
The (Lakeland, FL) Ledger September 22, 2006
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Dr. Mercola's Comment:
If you thought using an artificial sweetener like aspartame or Splenda as an insecticide was a bit far-fetched, consider this study.
Although this article doesn't explore the possibility, obviously, given the chemical structure and history of Splenda, it certainly makes more sense to use it in that manner than it does for humans to ingest it ...
Malaria is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2 million people every year. (Some experts believe malaria may have killed half the people who ever lived!) The standard approach for malaria prevention is to kill mosquitoes with DDT. In many ways, however, Splenda is similar to DDT, as it is a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
Also, many do not realize this -- and I learned of it while researching my new book Sweet Deception -- but Splenda was actually discovered by accident when researchers were working with compounds that were insecticides. One of the Indian researchers misunderstood his instructions and thought he heard taste the chemical, when it was test the chemical.
And, as they say, the rest is history ...
Since Splenda is already sweet, you wouldn't even need to mix it into a sugar solution as you would with Spinosad.