Scent memories could make mosquito populations trickier to manage.”
Source: Science, February 23, 2022. Link. Researchers exposed hundreds of mosquitoes to five common pesticides at doses strong enough to knock them down but not kill them. After one day of recovery, the experienced mosquitoes didn’t enter pesticide-laced areas even when tempted with food.
INSIGHTS: Will developing flavored pesticides be coming soon? 😉