💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Researchers at the University of #Tours trained #mosquitoes to associate the smell of #DEET with a blood meal using classical conditioning. 🦟

After training, about half of the mosquitoes attempted to bite a DEET-coated hand — compared to zero percent of untrained mosquitoes. The #study suggests that under certain lab conditions, DEET’s reputation as a repellent might have limits. ✋

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/your-insect-repellent-might-attract-mosquitoes-that-learn-to-associate-it-with-food

#insects #animals #entomology #learning #science #france #australia #pests #biology #health #experiment #research

Associative learning turns DEET from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/229/10/jeb251935/371741/Associative-learning-switches-DEET-valence-from

#HackerNews #associativelearning #DEET #AedesAegypti #insectbehavior #neuroscience

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.251935

Associative learning switches DEET valence from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti

"If someone applies #DEET and the concentration fades over time, but a #mosquito still manages to feed, the #insect may begin associating that smell with a reward," said Vinauger, of the Dept of #Biochemistry in the College of Ag and Life Sciences. "That's a possibility we should take seriously when we think about how #repellents are used in the real world."

𝗜𝘀 𝗗𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗸? '𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗷 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘁 2 𝗷𝗮𝗮𝗿'

Zodra de muggen weer opduiken, grijpen veel mensen naar een spray met DEET. Het middel staat bekend als een effectieve manier om onder andere muggen op afstand te houden. Maar hoe veilig is het eigenlijk? Kan het schadelijk zijn voor je huid of gezondheid? Dermatoloog Deepak Balak en medisch...

https://www.rtl.nl/wonen/huishouden/artikel/5605560/deet-schadelijk-voor-je-gezondheid-wordt-afgeraden-bij-kinderen

#DEET #schadelijk #kinderen

"Mosquitoes can become attracted to insect repellant, study suggests"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/deet-mosquito-spray-attract-insects-study-malaria-zika

You had one job, mosquito repellent!

#Deet #Mosquito #Insects #Study #Science #Research

I found four of them in my car 🙄
7% DEET for the family, but I usually go with the 25% stuff myself 😉

#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #DEET #Photography

#FlyFishingFriday

Crum Creek, PA

I prefer the upper section of this creek for its better water, but public access is limited 😞
This stretch of Crum Creek looks more open, so I should start checking it out 🤔

Lots of tick activity, though 😞 I have DEET in my car always ready 🙂

#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #DEET #Tick #Photography