FOR KIDS: DEET confuses mosquitoes

Scientists suspect the repellant messes with a mosquito?s sense of smell

Web edition : Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

DEET is an insect repellant that fights biting backyard bugs like ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes. A DEET-treated arm can spare a person from an itchy bite, and in a new study, scientists suggest that the repellant works so well by targeting a bug?s sense of smell.

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Found in: Science News For Kids

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/335154/title/FOR_KIDS_DEET_confuses_mosquitoes

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