Cool and comfortable mosquito-proof clothing could become available thanks to fabrics with special knits that the insects cannot penetrate
Thin fabrics that block mosquito bites have been developed by experimenting with patterns made by knitting machines.at Auburn University in Alabama set out to create bite-proof clothing after garments he bought for a canoeing trip failed to protect him. “I got eaten alive,” he says.
Any clothing thicker than the length of a mosquito’s proboscis will prevent bites, Beckmann says, but this clothing isn’t suitable for warm climes where mosquitoes usually thrive.
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