Hey guys it’s your girl Britt and today we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. Summer is upon us and so are the mosquitos. So when I came across an article claiming that electronic music kept mosquitos away, I knew I had to do some digging. Turns out there may be some truth to it. Music has been known to disrupt flight and mating patterns of mosquitoes. So for this study, participants were put into two groups. One group, had no music, while the other had “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex playing in the background. The group without the music were more likely to get bit by the mosquitos than the group playing Skrillex. The electronic music also caused delayed response time in the mosquitos. So if you’re looking to keep the mosquitoes at bay this year, be sure to update your playlist.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202?via=ihub