The mysterious multi-modal repellency of DEET

Fly

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-51

  Degennaro, Matthew ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensation; Confusant; DEET; Ir40a; Kairomone; Mosquito; Olfaction; Orco; Receptors; Repellent

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; INSECT REPELLENT;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; ODOR; TASTE;

ANIMALS; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 84954204208     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2015.1079360     Document Type: Review

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