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Posted Thu Feb 21 2013: from BBC: Mosquitoes ignore repellent Deet after first exposure http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1361486685 Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine say mosquitoes are first deterred by the substance, but then later ignore it.... The research was carried out on Aedes aegypti, a species of mosquito that spreads dengue and yellow fever. [Read more stories about: pandemic, contamination] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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