Victoria’s Secret Perfume Wards Off Mosquitoes, Study Finds
The researchers display the Cutter brand repellents as well as Victoria's Secret Bombshell perfume, which they tested in the study Darren Phillips via NMSU Because mosquitoes carry diseases like malaria and dengue fever, and irritate us, humans do a lot to avoid them. In most places people have to fend for themselves against the pests by sleeping under mosquito nets or using repellant. A number of new repellant formulas have hit the market in recent years, many with questionable efficacy. Researchers at New Mexico State University decided to compare the effectiveness of different repellants and perfumes, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Insect Science. The Y-shaped tube used in the study. Rodriguez et al, Journal of...