Soil bacteria found to produce mosquito repelling chemical stronger than DEET
Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 08:50
in Biology & Nature
A trio of researchers at the University of Wisconsin has discovered that a common soil bacterium produces a chemical that is more effective in repelling mosquitoes than DEET. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, Mayur Kajla, Gregory Barrett-Wilt and Susan Paskewitz describe their search for the chemical made by the bacteria and their hopes for its future.