For mosquitoes, DEET just plain stinks: study

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 01:07 in Biology & Nature

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DEET, the widely used mosquito repellent, does not block the insects' sense of smell but simply stinks to them, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

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