Sue Wu submitted, created time 8 months 4 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

It seems like a no-brainer, even for mosquitoes: Why be resistant to one pesticide when you can be resistant to two? In practice, however, such adaptations weaken insects in other ways, so more might not be a good thing.

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