Answers.Body: <p>Female mosquitoes (males do not bite) are not known to be repelled by any sounds.</p>
  <p>In particular, commercial ‘mosquito repellents’ based on ultrasounds (i.e., above human hearing range, &gt;20 kHz) have been shown to be ineffective in females of a number of species including genus of <em>Anopheles</em>, <em>Aedes</em>, <em>Haemagogus</em> and <em>Verrallina</em> (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/10934528409375178" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Schreck et al., 1984</a>; <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2906666/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Foster and Lutes, 1985</a>; <a href="https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22%5B158:FEONMS%5D2.0.CO;2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jensen et al., 2000</a>)</p>
  <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/10934528409375178" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Schreck et al. (1984)</a>'s abstract also adds that:</p>
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  <p>one of the [tested ultrasonic] devices gave off sound radiation which could be potentially harmful.</p>
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Body: <p>There are many anti-mosquito devices for sell that use ultra sounds as a repellent (e.g. see <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ultrasound%20mosquito%20repellent" rel="noreferrer">here</a>).</p>
  <p>Is it supported by science?</p>
  
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Title: Do ultrasound mosquito-repellents work?
ThreadText: # Do ultrasound mosquito-repellents work?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-14)
  
  There are many anti-mosquito devices for sell that use ultra sounds as a repellent (e.g. see [here](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ultrasound%20mosquito%20repellent)).
  
  Is it supported by science?
  
  **Tags:** air, insect, ultrasonic, repellent, mosquitoes
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2022-07-14. Score: 13 | Accepted answer
  
  Female mosquitoes (males do not bite) are not known to be repelled by any sounds.
  
  In particular, commercial ‘mosquito repellents’ based on ultrasounds (i.e., above human hearing range, >20 kHz) have been shown to be ineffective in females of a number of species including genus of *Anopheles*, *Aedes*, *Haemagogus* and *Verrallina* ([Schreck et al., 1984](https://doi.org/10.1080/10934528409375178); [Foster and Lutes, 1985](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2906666/); [Jensen et al., 2000](https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22%5B158:FEONMS%5D2.0.CO;2))
  
  [Schreck et al. (1984)](https://doi.org/10.1080/10934528409375178)'s abstract also adds that:
  
  > one of the [tested ultrasonic] devices gave off sound radiation which could be potentially harmful.
  
  
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