The Cocktail Ingredient That Could Help Keep Mosquitoes Away
New research indicates that mosquitoes may develop a tolerance to DEET, leading to interest in nootkatone, a natural compound found in grapefruits. A distillery has released a cocktail enhancer called Skeeter's that utilizes this compound as a potential aromatic repellent.
Credit: Courtesy of Quaker City Mercantile As the heat of summer persists, so does concern about tick and mosquito bites, and their associated vector-borne diseases. New research suggests pests can "associate DEET with a blood meal using Pavlovian conditioning," which turns the gold-standard repellent into a dinner bell. So the search for effective pest repellants and insecticides is more important than ever.
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