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Why plant-based mosquito repellents are so hard to design

  • Written by Joel Coats, Distinguished Professor of Entomology, Iowa State University
Why plant-based mosquito repellents are so hard to designA yellow citronella bucket candle is essential for summertime evenings to keep the mosquitos away.ARENA Creative/Shutterstock.com

As humanity experiences relentless pressures from disease-carrying mosquitoes in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need for new tools to use against those beasts – because they keep getting scarier.

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