Comment by zeafoamrun 9 hours ago Could this already be happening out in the wild? 4 comments zeafoamrun Reply cactusplant7374 3 hours ago I use a lot of bug spray and I am still swarmed sometimes. fooqux 1 hour ago As I understand it, DEET just prevents biting as they don't like the taste of it, and they taste with their feet. Thus, it doesn't do much to prevent initial attraction.Edit: thought I'd include a link to a study about this as it's not well known. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)... exabrial 37 minutes ago I believe DEET interferes with their ability to locate prey actually. 1 reply →
cactusplant7374 3 hours ago I use a lot of bug spray and I am still swarmed sometimes. fooqux 1 hour ago As I understand it, DEET just prevents biting as they don't like the taste of it, and they taste with their feet. Thus, it doesn't do much to prevent initial attraction.Edit: thought I'd include a link to a study about this as it's not well known. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)... exabrial 37 minutes ago I believe DEET interferes with their ability to locate prey actually. 1 reply →
fooqux 1 hour ago As I understand it, DEET just prevents biting as they don't like the taste of it, and they taste with their feet. Thus, it doesn't do much to prevent initial attraction.Edit: thought I'd include a link to a study about this as it's not well known. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)... exabrial 37 minutes ago I believe DEET interferes with their ability to locate prey actually. 1 reply →
exabrial 37 minutes ago I believe DEET interferes with their ability to locate prey actually. 1 reply →
I use a lot of bug spray and I am still swarmed sometimes.
As I understand it, DEET just prevents biting as they don't like the taste of it, and they taste with their feet. Thus, it doesn't do much to prevent initial attraction.
Edit: thought I'd include a link to a study about this as it's not well known. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)...
I believe DEET interferes with their ability to locate prey actually.
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