Mosquito repellents from skin secretions
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The smell of people who don't get bitten by mosquitoes so often might help those of us that do
The smell of people who don't get bitten by mosquitoes so often might help those of us that do
A new chemical that impairs mosquitoes' sense of smell could soon retire traditional repellents like DEET.
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Mosquitoes are able to ignore the smell of the insect repellent DEET within a few hours of being exposed to it, according to…
The widely used insect repellent Deet appears to be losing its effectiveness against mosquitoes, scientists say.
Following previous exposure, mosquitoes' odor receptors are less sensitive to DEET Mosquitoes are able to ignore the smell of…