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For mosquitoes, DEET just plain stinks: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DEET, the widely used mosquito repellent, does not block the insects' sense of smell but simply stinks to them, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=uVr88o"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=uVr88o" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=pMCdfK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=pMCdfK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=xBVgyk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=xBVgyk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=QV1pQk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=QV1pQk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/368427765" height="1" width="1"/>