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Scientists have created a new app designed to identify dangerous mosquitoes based on sounds the insects make. The app, called Abuzz, is aimed at helping fight major diseases spread by mosquitoes.

Haripriya Vaidehi Narayanan is one of the researchers who helped develop the app. Narayanan told VOA that anyone with a mobile phone could use the app to identify mosquitoes. "If they see a mosquito around, they just take out their phone, open up the app, point their phone towards the mosquito and hit the record button," she said. "Then, when the mosquito flaps its wings and starts flying around, it makes that noise, that annoying buzzing noise. That noise is what gets recorded by the Abuzz app." she added.

Many diseases that mosquitoes carry do not have cures or vaccines(疫苗). So, targeting the flying insects is the best way to control them. "The most important step is to know where the mosquitoes are," Narayanan said.

Traditional methods for hunting mosquitoes are costly and can take a very long time. The process also requires labor-intensive trapping as well as trained scientists to identify the insects.

Manu Prakash is a professor of bioengineering at Stanford University and a lead investigator on the project. He says that out of about 3,500 different mosquito species, only about 40 are dangerous to humans. Prakash says the goal of the project was to find out whether the mosquitoes around a person's house are just an annoyance, or whether they are possibly dangerous.

When mosquitoes move their wings up and down, they produce buzzing sounds. But each kind of mosquito makes a slightly different buzzing noise. The app records these sounds. Users of the app can get an answer by recording as little as one or two seconds of the buzzing sound. The app compares this recording to a collection of other recordings. It then predicts which species of mosquito it is most likely to be.

By making use of mosquito information worldwide, the app can help build maps of where dangerous mosquitoes are. This can help scientists and health officials identify areas where disease is likely to break out and where to target mosquito control.

1. （1） Why is it important to locate mosquitoes?

   A . Because they are very small and hard to find. B . Because diseases carried by them are a big problem. C . Because mosquitoes flap their wings very quickly. D . Because the buzzing noise of mosquitoes is annoying.
3. （2） What will Abuzz do after it records the sound of a mosquito?

   A . Compare it to a database and identify its species. B . Make a somewhat different buzzing noise. C . Release some chemicals to kill the mosquito. D . Draw a map of the place where the mosquito was.
5. （3） In which way could Abuzz help people?

   A . It can help people control the number of mosquitoes. B . It can help people avoid some species of mosquitoes. C . It can help predict where mosquito-carried diseases are most likely to occur. D . It can help record the mosquito hiding places very quickly.
7. （4） What is the best title for the passage?

   A . The Different Species of Mosquitoes in the World B . New Ways to Fight Disease Caused by Mosquitoes C . How to Identify Sounds Made by Different Mosquitoes D . A New App That Can Identify Dangerous Mosquitoes