Study: Skrillex music could protect you from mosquito bites
A 2019 study has recently resurfaced on social media after showcasing that Skrillex’s song, “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” is an effective mosquito bite repellent. The study revealed that the iconic Dubstep track can significantly reduce the number of bites from mosquitoes upon hearing it.
The study published by Acta Tropica in June 2019 revealed that dupstep can affect female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, best known as yellow fever mosquitoes. Upon hearing “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” for 10 minutes, the mosquitoes took longer to attack hosts and made fewer visits.
Scientists chose “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” specifically for its low and high frequencies, which vastly affected the mosquitoes.
Study: Skrillex music could protect you from mosquito bites
The scientist said, “In insects, low-frequency vibrations facilitate sexual interactions, whereas noise disrupts the perception of signals from conspecifics [members of the same species] and hosts.”
They added, “The observation that such music can delay host attack, reduce blood feeding, and disrupt mating provides new avenues for the development of music-based personal protective and control measures against Aedes-borne diseases.”
Acta Tropica also reported that the insects’ sexual activity decreased because of the music, adding that female mosquitoes were “entertained” by it.
A social media user wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), “Imagine mosquitoes evolving to hate EDM, bet they’re massive swifties tho.”
Another added, “No way? Bout to play that on repeat all summer long.”
