ReviewTrends in parasitology2025
Making scents of mosquito repellents.
Review in Trends in parasitology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Transcriptional responses of Aedes aegypti chemosensory tissues in response to volatile DEET and citronella oil.Insect molecular biology · 2026Article
- The sensory biology of mosquito gustation.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2026Review
- Developmental Consequences of Early-Life Exposure and Adulticidal Effects ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Reducing Close Encounters with Insect Pests and Vectors: The Past, Present and Future of Insect Repellents.Insects · 2026Review
- The efficacy of commercially available essential oil-based candles as spatial repellents againstFrontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Odor repellency and neuronal responses of commercial products towards Anopheles mosquitoes.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- UnravelingFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Mosquitoes transmit deadly diseases. Chemical repellents deter mosquitoes from approaching or biting a human host and are an effective behavior-based method of personal protection. However, the current standards for selecting repellents often disregard their mode of action. This has likely led many potential repellents to be overlooked. Here, we discuss the sensory systems that underlie host-seeking behavior and how such behaviors are interrupted by repellents. We explore the behavioral assays used to identify repellents and how these have led a handful of contact repellents (DEET, picaridin, IR3535) to dominate the field. Finally, we consider how the development of spatial repellents may further protect against mosquito-borne diseases.
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