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The tiger mosquito

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    Monsieur Jardinier
  • 20 December 2015
  • Daniel Cherix
    • Biologie et de médecine, UNIL
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Researchers have been working against tiger (Chikungunya) and Aedes Aegypti (yellow fever) mosquitoes. They took flower fragrances and noticed that some fragrances whose base is really the base of flowers have a repellent effect of more than 2 hours.

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