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Soil bacteria found to produce mosquito repelling chemical stronger than DEET

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-17

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.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-soil-bacteria-mosquito-repelling-chemical.html