Riffell said his international team has identified the receptor on mosquitoes’ antenna that detects borneol, a chemical used in natural insect repellents. With this information, Riffell plans to ...
A built-in warning system: How mosquitoes detect a common compound in plant-based mosquito repellent
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue, malaria and Zika, cause more than 600,000 deaths worldwide per year. Mosquitoes are increasingly becoming resistant to current insecticides, leading to a ...
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OR 'mosquito season' grows, scientists find what bugs them
The threat of rare, but deadly disease is rising alongside mosquito populations in the Northwest. In response, scientists are ...
University of Washington researchers identified a mosquito antenna receptor that detects borneol, a natural repellent, paving the way for improved mosquito repellents as mosquito populations and their ...
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