DAEJEON, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to prevent autumn mosquitos, Daejeon’s Dong District Office released some 30 kilograms worth of mudfish on Monday at streams and ponds in local neighborhoods. According to an official, mudfish can adapt even to polluted water environments, and are natural enemies of mosquitos, with each eating over [...]
UIJEONGBU, South Korea, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a research paper entitled, ‘Analysis of Human DNA Recovered from Mosquitoes’ written by Kim Young-sam, a medical examiner from the Forensic Investigation Team at the Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Policy Agency, the use of mosquito blood to identify human DNA of possible criminals is being introduced as [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s apparel firm Kolon Fashion Material Co. said Monday that it will provide “mosquito-free” uniforms to the country’s athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. The so-called “MOS-LOCK” will be made out of fabric that is equipped with repellent that keeps mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has confirmed its sixth Zika virus infection in a woman who returned from the Dominican Republic, local health authorities said Friday. The latest Zika patient was discovered 51 days after the fifth case was confirmed here. The 28-year-old South Korean woman has tested positive for the mosquito-borne [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics unveiled Thursday a new television called the Mosquito Away TV, targeting 1.2 billion Indian consumers. The Mosquito Away TV repels mosquitos by emitting ultrasonic waves that mosquitos are known to find intolerable. LG took into account India’s concerns over mosquito-related diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and [...]
JINCHEON, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jincheon County Office will release 120kg of loaches to eradicate mosquitoes in an eco-friendly way. An average loach is known to eat more than 1,000 mosquito larvae, and the county office started to release loaches into streams and reservoirs in the county last year. As the office in Chungcheongbuk-do [...]