Mosquito-Busters Target West Nile

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SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Herb Nyberg turned his son's school science fair project into a cottage industry -- the Larvasonic, a device that uses pulses of sound to kill mosquito larva growing in standing water.

Nyberg started marketing the $4,500 gadget, which resembles a rubber pickle, to mosquito control professionals last year. Now he's seeking investors to develop a cheaper model for a new niche -- mom- and-pop consumers.

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Mosquito-Busters Target West Nile

"A lot of it's because of the sensitivity of West Nile virus. People are definitely concerned about that and other vector-borne diseases," said Nyberg of New Lyme, Conn., a former Navy submarin...

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