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Why does spraying kerosene oil on stagnant water reduce the mosquito population?
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- 1Kerosene acts as a direct repellent to adult mosquitoes
- 2It lowers the surface tension, interfering with the respiration of larvae✓
- 3It chemically contaminates the water making it toxic for mosquitoes
- 4It significantly increases the temperature of the water surface
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It lowers the surface tension, interfering with the respiration of larvae
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