DEET Content / DEET Content for 51ԹϺ Davis en What Is The Best Way To Repel Mosquitos? /curiosity-gap/what-best-way-repel-mosquitos <p>Those blood-sucking mosquitos can be quite a buzzkill when it comes to outdoor activities. So, what’s the best way to encourage those scourges of camping trips and soccer practices to go away?</p> <p>Aim for their feet.</p> <p>According to recent research, mosquitos don’t sense taste through their elongated mouths. Rather, they taste through their feet.</p> <p>Walter Leal, a 51ԹϺ Davis entomologist, describes the work as “an exciting result and an elegant study.”</p> August 16, 2019 - 3:56pm Anonymous /curiosity-gap/what-best-way-repel-mosquitos DEET Works Against Zika-Infected Mosquitoes, but High Doses are Best /news/deet-works-against-zika-infected-mosquitoes-high-doses-are-best <p>Researchers at 51ԹϺ Davis and in Brazil have studied&nbsp;whether the Zika infection affects mosquitoes' response to repellents.</p> February 16, 2017 - 10:49am Patricia Bailey /news/deet-works-against-zika-infected-mosquitoes-high-doses-are-best