A Taiwanese woman has taken a sizeable bite out of
Taiwan's mosquito population, and won a 3,000 US dollar cash prize,
by catching around 4 million of the bloodsuckers in just one
month.
Huang Yu-yen, from southern Taiwan's Yunlin county, beat 72
rivals with a catch weighing in at more than 1.5 kilogrammes (3lbs
5oz), competition organisers Imbictus International, a company that
makes insect traps, said.
The haul was more than double that of her nearest rival.
The company has sent an application to Guinness World Records
asking that Huang be recognised as the world's leading killer of
the pest.
Mosquitoes have been a major public health hazard in Taiwan,
especially as carriers of malaria until its official eradication on
the island in 1965. They are still responsible for the spread of
dengue fever.
