TY - JOUR AU - Afify, Ali AU - Potter, Christopher J. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/30 TI - Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes JO - Malaria Journal SP - 127 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a single mosquito species is often used to represent all mosquito species. Second, behavioural studies usually test the effect of repellents on mosquito attraction towards human odorants, rather than their direct repulsive effect on mosquitoes. Third, the mosquito sensory neuron responses towards repellents are often not directly examined. SN - 1475-2875 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03206-8 DO - 10.1186/s12936-020-03206-8 ID - Afify2020 ER -