How one of the oldest natural insecticides keeps mosquitoes away

ScienceDaily
May 11, 2021, 4:07 pm154 pts
A new study has identified a scent receptor in mosquitoes that helps them sniff out and avoid trace amounts of pyrethrum, a plant extract used for centuries to repel biting insects. These findings could help researchers develop new broad spectrum repellents to keep a variety of mosquito species at bay, and by…

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