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HACKADAY
Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent
Despite their small size, mosquitoes are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth, and keeping them away from you is one of the best ways to stay safe. DEET has been the mainstay of…
NEW YORK POST
Common insect repellent now attracts mosquitoes — signaling a ‘blood meal’ for bugs: study
Mosquitoes may bite the hand that feed them this common insect repellant ingredient.…
SCIENCE NEWS
Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues
Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens in the wild.…
JAPAN TIMES
Mosquitoes can learn to love common repellent, scientists find
The results were found 'under very specific conditions' in the lab and do not 'call into question the effectiveness' of the repellent DEET, the lead study author said.…