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That annoying mosquito buzz turns out to be a love song, a discovery that Cornell University researchers say may be turned against the biting insects. Ronald R. Hoy and his colleagues found that mosquitoes that spread diseases like yellow and dengue fever alter their wing vibrations in a mating signal.

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    myfairlady11 months, 1 week ago

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    The researchers were surprised that the insects could even sense that overtone.

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