Biology, asked by AyushKhanal2007, 15 hours ago

One of the control measures of mosquito is to spray paraffin oil into the pool of water having it's larva. Explain how oil kills the mosquito larva.​

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Answered by devichinta502
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Explanation:

The thin layer of oil on top of the water prevents mosquito breeding in two ways: mosquito larvae in the water cannot penetrate the oil film with their breathing tube, and so drown and die; also adult mosquitoes do not lay eggs on the oiled water.

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