DEET was developed for the United States Army in 1946 and entered civilian use in 1957. It is generally considered safe when ...

Mosquito repellents are key to protect ourselves from mosquito bites and the pathogens they might carry. The most widely used ...

Google is using artificial intelligence to curb mosquito-transmitted viruses with software engineers, biologists and special insect breeding robots.

The chemical DEET works—but only until it doesn't.

Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens ...

Scientists have found that mosquitoes in the lab can be trained to connect the smell of a widely used repellent with food, ...

It is a spray used worldwide to protect humans from mosquito bites, but now research suggests Deet can become attractive to the insects if they associate it with feeding. Deet – which has the chemical ...

Trained mosquitoes learned to associate the smell of the repellent with food and actively sought out DEET-covered skin, ...

A striking new laboratory study by the University of Tours reveals that mosquitoes can be trained to associate the smell of DEET with a meal. Discover why scientists say the gold-standard repellent ...

Glassy-winged sharpshooters spread Pierce’s disease, which is a bacterial infection that can often be fatal to grapevines, the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office said.

Effective as it is, however, some mosquitoes seem capable of getting over their revulsion. This has led to the speculation ...

DEET, chemically known as N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide, is used across the globe and has been recommended by the UK Health ...