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Blasting Skrillex Can Keep Mosquitoes Away

BUG STEP Next time you have a garden party you can to ditch the citronella candle and crank up the s...
Jules Coll
Jules Coll

3:04 PM - 1 Apr 2019



Blasting Skrillex Can Keep Mos...

Best Bits

Blasting Skrillex Can Keep Mosquitoes Away

Jules Coll
Jules Coll

3:04 PM - 1 Apr 2019



BUG STEP

Next time you have a garden party you can to ditch the citronella candle and crank up the stereo instead.

You might annoy everyone present, not to mention your neighbours, but according to people in white coats, playing dubstep music works as a bizarre form of annoyance for mosquitoes!

THE BUZZ

"Although sound has been reported to play an important role in the sexual interactions and survival of many insects, including mosquitoes, there is evidence that sound has detrimental effects on insect acoustic signal perception, courtship, and feeding activities" the researchers explain

If you haven't listened to Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex, you're in for a treat. It's just about to hit 300 million views on YouTube.

Released in 2010, it's a mix of samples, noise, and bass drops that epitomises the dubstep music genre of that era.

Who knew Skrillex would be number 1 in the mosquito top ten chart! 



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