DEET was developed for the United States Army in 1946 and entered civilian use in 1957. It is generally considered safe when used as directed. However, mosquitoes can learn to associate the repellant ...

When the trained mosquitos caught a whiff of DEET alone, more than 60% of them tried to feed again, displaying what ...

DEET has been one of the most effective insect repellents for the past 80 years, but there could be a chink in the ...

In such circumstances, hungry mosquitoes are most likely to be able to put up with the faint odour of DEET, bite a lightly ...

We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...

Tom Wassmer is crouched down in a pasture, staring very intently at some cow manure. Wassmer is pointing at a nondescript dung beetle, no bigger than a grain of rice, with a shiny black head and a ...

If you're fascinated by insects or usually run the other way when you see one, a popular Wichita Falls event is hoping to ...

All around us, insects are speaking to each other: jockeying for mates, searching for food, and trying to avoid becoming someone else’s next meal. Some of this communication is easy to spot—like the ...

More than 1,000 third graders from across Tulsa spent Thursday learning about insects up close during the Exploring Insects event hosted by Tulsa Master Gardeners and OSU at Expo Square. TULSA, Okla. ...

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark ...