Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues

Pesky mosquitoes on the hunt for a blood meal may find the smell of a common repellent alluring rather than repulsive. 

Yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) exposed to the insect repellent DEET can learn to associate the off-putting chemical with food, researchers report May…

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