By observing the way Aedes aegypti – a mosquito carrying viruses that cause Zika, dengue and yellow fever – bites, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a material that completely prevents mosquito bites. This is great news for folks who don’t like insecticides.
Dr Connie Says: Since many people want to avoid using insecticides, this new type of armour-like clothing that mosquitoes can’t bite through, should be popular.