Posts Tagged: Southern house mosquito

The Secret's Out

We know it works, but how? Just how does DEET work? Does it jam the senses of a mosquito? Does it mask the smell  of the host? You spray the chemical repellent on your arm and thankfully, those darn skeeters leave you alone.  They need a...

Culex quinquefasciatus, the Southern house mosquito, finishes feeding on non-DEET treated skin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis researcher Zain Syed (right) sprays DEET on the arm of chemical ecologist Walter Leal. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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