Posted on December 7, 2013 by TerrenNew chemical compound could make humans “invisible” to mosquitoes Little bugger's, this can't come out soon enough! It’s a breakthrough in the fight against disease-carrying mosquitoes. Researchers have found a chemical that disables the part of the insect’s brain that smells humans. Future bug repellents based on the compounds could give people an invisibility cloak against the winged pests. We talked to a scientist who worked on the discovery to find out more.