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Sprinking oil over ponds would control m...

Sprinking oil over ponds would control malaria because

A

Fishes die

B

Water gets polluted

C

Larvae are asphyxiated

D

Mosquitoes are repelled

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C
When kerosine, paraffin and petroleum oil is sprinking over pond, then larva and pupa of mosquito die after some time due to difficulty of breathing. Difficulty of breathing is known as asphyxia.
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