Mosquitoes can learn to associate DEET with food, potentially making the popular insect repellent less effective over time.

Mosquito repellents are key to protect ourselves from mosquito bites and the pathogens they might carry. The most widely used ...

A study highlights that mosquitoes can develop an attraction to low concentrations of DEET on human skin, emphasizing the importance of manufacturer guidelines and regularly reapplying DEET products.

Trained mosquitoes learned to associate the smell of the repellent with food and actively sought out DEET-covered skin, ...

DEET was developed for the United States Army in 1946 and entered civilian use in 1957. It is generally considered safe when used as directed. However, mosquitoes can learn to associate the repellant ...

Over 3,500 mosquito species cover the globe, but not all suck blood. In the new study, researchers worked with Aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever mosquito, whose bite transmits diseases ...

Nobody likes mosquitoes. Being bitten reliably results in an itchy bump and — sometimes — in serious disease. About 50 kinds of mosquitoes live on Long Island and most don’t carry disease, according ...

With warm weather all across the country, the Centers for Disease Control is once again warning about the dangers of the West Nile virus, which is spread through mosquito bites. The Early Show's ...

Some people appear to be mosquito magnets more so than others, according to new research. A recent study even suggests that mosquitoes could even learn to like DEET. Here's how to avoid mosquito bites ...