Research Looks at Sensory Cues to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting Humans (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Reno

Research Looks at Sensory Cues to Keep Mosquitoes from Biting Humans

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A gambiae, also known as a mosquito, feeds on a human. University of Nevada, Reno entomologist Andrew Nuss and biologist Dennis Mathew are looking for a way to stop the spread of mosquito-borne disease through altering mosquitoes sense of smell.

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Photo by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Andrew Nuss.

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