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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: thedoc on 05/06/2011 17:55:59

Title: Can mosquitoes be blinded to the smell of dinner?
Post by: thedoc on 05/06/2011 17:55:59

Scientists have developed a new weapon to blind mosquitoes to the carbon dioxide "smell" of their victims...

Read the whole story on our  website by clicking here (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/news/news/2285/)

  

Title: Can mosquitoes be blinded to the smell of dinner?
Post by: CliffordK on 05/06/2011 20:35:22

Interesting.

I wonder how 2,3-butanedione compares to DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide), or perhaps a combination of the two. 

The 2,3-butanedione sounds like a great "natural product".  However, I do see some safety concerns, at least in a few situations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacetyl#Safety