New compound may aid sea lamprey control 
By Ben Eiler US Source: Capital News Service 12/25/2023
Ben Eiler
Credit: Anne Scott
A recently discovered chemical compound that makes it difficult for invasive sea lamprey to find their breeding grounds may be a new tool for controlling a parasite that threatens Great Lakes fish.
 

Anne Scott, an assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, and her research team are creating a new method of sea lamprey control using a newly discovered chemical compound, petromyzonol tetrasolfate – also known as 3sPZS.

 
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