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When the researchers treated the larvae of these species with a growth hormone called methoprene, the larvae developed into supersoldiers.

Then the researchers dabbed methoprene on the larvae of species that don't usually make supersoldiers.

Terry Backer, a former lobsterman, arranged a meeting of fishermen who asked state lawmakers to urge neighboring New York state to stop using methoprene, a pesticide used to kill mosquitoes that may carry the West Nile virus.