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From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood for mosquitoes as well

  • May 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood for mosquitoes as well
Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for mosquitoes and other winged insects, an insight that could lead to eco-friendly pest control strategies.

Originally published at Phys.org

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