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a fuzzy black and tan beetle chews on the bark of a pine tree sapling, whose needles can be seen in the background
Pine Trees’ Fragrances Help Neighbors Battle Bark Beetles
Polluted air impedes the trees’ ability to read one another’s signals, a study finds.
Pine Trees’ Fragrances Help Neighbors Battle Bark Beetles
Pine Trees’ Fragrances Help Neighbors Battle Bark Beetles

Polluted air impedes the trees’ ability to read one another’s signals, a study finds.

Polluted air impedes the trees’ ability to read one another’s signals, a study finds.

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Bug Off
Kerry Grens | Oct 3, 2013 | 1 min read
Identification of a DEET-sensitive olfactory receptor leads to alternative, possibly better, repellants.
Some Mosquitoes Ignore DEET
Dan Cossins | Feb 21, 2013 | 1 min read
The olfactory receptor neurons of some mosquitoes become less sensitive to the insect repellent after previous exposure.
Sweet Smell of Success
Karen Hopkin | Jul 1, 2012 | 9 min read
With persistence and pluck, Leslie Vosshall managed to snatch insect odorant receptors from the jaws of experimental defeat.
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