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Female mosquitoes — which are the only ones that bite — detect these signals with finely-tuned receptors, then choose their target accordingly.

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The world needs to find new, more effective, environmentally friendly repellents that cause fewer allergies. That means figuring out exactly why insects are so turned off by the repellents that we do have.

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Roughly half the world's population is already at risk of contracting the two diseases, which were once mainly confined to tropical regions.

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With no hope for a vaccine to prevent Zika in the near future, authorities are focusing on the most effective way to combat the virus: killing the mosquito that carries it.

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Neem oil: If you have been wondering how to kill mosquitoes, try neem oil as it acts as a great indoor mosquito-repellent.

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The World Health Organization estimates there could be 3 to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas over the next year.

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Roughly half the world's population is already at risk of contracting the two diseases, which were once mainly confined to tropical regions.

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Neem oil: If you have been wondering how to kill mosquitoes, try neem oil as it acts as a great indoor mosquito-repellent.

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The World Health Organization estimates there could be 3 to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas over the next year.

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