Estudo mostra que mosquitos Aedes aegypti podem aprender a tolerar repelente à base de DEET
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Ana Bottallo
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Summary
Pesquisadores da Universidade de Tours (França) e da Virginia Tech (EUA) conduziram um experimento onde fêmeas do mosquito Aedes aegypti aprenderam a aceitar e até desenvolver preferência por repelente à base de DEET. No teste, 6 em cada 10 fêmeas treinadas previamente tentaram morder mãos cobertas com repelente, indicando que os mosquitos podem se adaptar ao produto químico. O estudo foi publicado na revista Journal of Experimental Biology e pode contribuir para a compreensão do mecanismo de ação do repelente.
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O estudo, conduzido por pesquisadores da universidade françesa de Tours e da americana Virginia Tech, saiu nesta quinta (28) na revista Journal of Experimental Biology
Isso indica um processo de ap
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