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Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits diseases such as dengue, zika, and yellow fever, is typically controlled utilizing insecticides that harm the environment. Now, however, scientists have created eco-friendly mozzie-killing microcapsules, made from cheap natural thyme oil and corn starch. Developed by a team at Brazil’s University of Campinas, the capsules’ active ingredient is a biodegradable phenol known as thymol, which is found in the essential oil of the thyme plant. [...]