What makes mosquitoes avoid DEET? An answer in their legs
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
Many of us slather ourselves in DEET each summer in hopes of avoiding mosquito bites, and it generally works rather well. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on April 25th have made the surprising discovery that part of the reason for DEET's success can be found in the mosquito's legs, not their biting mouthparts.