Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But new research suggests mosquitoes may ...

Plant-oil repellents can still be useful, but are not all the same. REI says synthesized plant oils, including oil of lemon ...

Researchers used Pavlovian conditioning to test whether DEET repels mosquitoes.

One of the most trusted forms of protection against the dreaded mosquito might have an unexpected weakness. Research out today shows that mosquitoes can actually learn to love the presence of DEET, a ...

The chemical DEET works—but only until it doesn't.

Researchers found that Aedes aegypti, or yellow fever mosquitoes, can learn to associate the smell of DEET with a food reward through repeated exposure during feeding. In laboratory experiments, more ...

In such circumstances, hungry mosquitoes are most likely to be able to put up with the faint odour of DEET, bite a lightly ...

A California mom says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars this month after receiving a call that sounded like her daughter in distress. She now suspects it was an artificial ...

We test nine spray cleaners, including enzyme cleaners, to find the ones that eliminate bad odors and stains from dog urine and onion juice.