Skrillex released Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites in 2010, when it peaked at number 77 in the UK's streaming chart.
A study has found a track by Skrillex, the electronic artist known for his dubstep music, could be an effective way to protect against mosquitoes.
Insect and disease scientists from around the world played the electronic music to yellow fever mosquitoes to investigate the effects. The team said:"Sound and its reception are crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals."In insects, low-frequency vibrations facilitate sexual interactions, whereas noise disrupts the perception of signals from conspecifics [members of the same species] and hosts."
Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by Skrillex has a mixture of very high and very low frequencies, and was chosen to see whether or not electronic music would be an effective way of repelling the insects.Female adult mosquitoes that were"entertained" by the song attacked their"hosts" later and less often than those which were not exposed to the dubstep, the study found.
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