A French study published last June shows that mosquitoes are able to alter their perception of the most effective repellents, DEET, to the point of being attracted instead of fleeing it. However, according to the main author of the study, this hypothesis has very little chance of being verified in real life.
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A French study published last June shows that mosquitoes are able to alter their perception of the most effective repellents, DEET, to the point of being attracted instead of fleeing it. However, according to the main author of the study, this hypothesis has very little chance of being verified in real life.