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Biology concepts – thermosensing, repellent, odor receptors, gustatory receptors, semiochemcialsScience explains our world, and…
Biology concepts – thermosensing, repellent, odor receptors, gustatory receptors, semiochemcialsScience explains our world, and…
After a record year of West Nile virus activity in 2012, North American health authorities are on alert as the peak season of…
Mosquitoes have their preferences, they like beer drinkers. You still get bitten despite all that disgusting DEET you keep…
There’s been a lot of reporting about new research about the insect repellent DEET this week. Unfortunately, some of the media…
There’s been a lot of reporting about new research about the insect repellent DEET this week. Unfortunately, some of the media…
BBC news report that the mosquito repellent Deet is ineffective against the Aedes aegypti mosquito. According to the study in…
Image courtesy of mrfiza/shutterstock DEET is the mother of all mosquito repellants. Its strong stench keeps bugs at bay by…
DEET is the mother of all mosquito repellants. Its strong stench keeps bugs at bay by affronting their olfactory systems with…
# 6954 In May of 2010 in From the `Nature Bats Last’ Dept, we looked at a PNAS study by James Logan et al. that…
A new study indicates that mosquitoes can become habituated to the smell of DEET over time, reducing its effectiveness as a…