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Helping communities reduce the risk of dengue

After years of research, Entogenex scientists found a way successfully extract TMOF, a stomach protein that tells mosquitoes to quit sucking blood- or risk bursting their gut. Fusing it with BTi (a bacteria friendly to humans, deadly to larvae), the lethal combo was then grafted onto rice husks.

Mousticide (as the product is known) is sprayed/ sprinkled on water. Once consumed, larvae inevitably die from metabolic starvation- believing they have had enough to eat.

Komuniti Bebas Denggi (Dengue Free Community) is a project by Entogenex and MOSTI (Ministry Of Science Technology and Innovation), in collaboration with Spirit of Endeavour. Creative communications by Borderless.

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