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Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of 'chemical camouflage' that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
Summer has arrived in the northern hemisphere.
But along with sunshine, longer evenings, and warmer temperatures, the season also brings with it an inevitable wave of mosquitoes and the nuisance of their bites.
Worse still are the malaria-carrying varieties of the insect whose bites cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually around the world.
To combat them. scientists at the Hebrew University in Israel have developed a new kind of insect repellent - a "chemical camouflage" - that they say will deter 99 per cent mosquitoes from landing on skin where it is applied.
"First, it's a mechanical protection against mosquitoes biting through your skin. Second, this cellulose polymer acts as a chemical camouflage," Dr. Jonathan Bohbot, the lead researcher from Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, explained.
"It prevents your smell that attracts mosquitoes and brings more mosquitoes in, and then, it also releases our repellent very slowly. So, it extends its duration of protection," he added.
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Summer has arrived in the northern hemisphere.
But along with sunshine, longer evenings, and warmer temperatures, the season also brings with it an inevitable wave of mosquitoes and the nuisance of their bites.
Worse still are the malaria-carrying varieties of the insect whose bites cause hundreds of thousands of deaths annually around the world.
To combat them. scientists at the Hebrew University in Israel have developed a new kind of insect repellent - a "chemical camouflage" - that they say will deter 99 per cent mosquitoes from landing on skin where it is applied.
"First, it's a mechanical protection against mosquitoes biting through your skin. Second, this cellulose polymer acts as a chemical camouflage," Dr. Jonathan Bohbot, the lead researcher from Hebrew University's Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, explained.
"It prevents your smell that attracts mosquitoes and brings more mosquitoes in, and then, it also releases our repellent very slowly. So, it extends its duration of protection," he added.
Scientists develop new repellent that can stop 99% of mosquitos
Scientists in Israel have developed a new kind of 'chemical camouflage' that could more effectively keep pesky mosquito bites at bay.
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