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DEET Is Becoming a Regular Occurrence for Mosquitoes; Mosquitoes Associate Mosquito Repellent with ‘Food’.

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Deet can actually attract insects because they associate the scent with food. This is shown by research from the University of Tours. According to Bart Knols, medical entomologist and founder of the Dutch Malaria Foundation, this does not yet mean that we should throw our Deet products in the trash. After all, mosquitoes are unlikely to become resistant to Deet quickly.

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DEET Is Becoming a Regular Occurrence for Mosquitoes; Mosquitoes Associate Mosquito Repellent with ‘Food’.

Deet can actually attract insects because they associate the scent with food. This is shown by research from the University of Tours. According to Bart Knols, medical entomologist and founder of the Dutch Malaria Foundation, this does not yet mean that we should throw our Deet products in the trash. After all, mosquitoes are unlikely to become resistant to Deet quickly.

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bnr.nl broke the news on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
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