Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes

Abstract Background The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a single mosquito species is often used to represent all mosquito species. Second, behavioural studies usually test the e...

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Main Authors: Ali Afify, Christopher J. Potter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03206-8

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