Entomologists are briefing the military on how to protect troops from the scourge of the desert: sandflies. Rex Dalton reports.
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Rex Dalton writes for Nature from San Diego.
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Dalton, R. Entomology: Battlefield insectica. Nature 454, 18–19 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/454018a
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