Scripps News June 24, 2024 at 11:08 AM LM Otero / APIf it feels like mosquitoes tend to bite you more than other people around you, you may be correct. According to researchers at the University of Washington led by biology professor Jeffrey Riffell, mosquitoes are, in fact, drawn to certain people for various reasons....
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Washing With These Types of Soaps Can Make You More Attractive to Mosquitoes
tNew research finds that mosquitoes are more attracted to certain types of soap, increasing your risk for itchy bites. stefanamer/Getty Images A new study has found that washing with different soaps may change how mosquitoes perceive you. Washing with soap was shown to alter a person’s odor profile, making them more or less attractive to...
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Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat: Study
by Sara HUSSEIN More than 90 percent of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes tested in Cambodia showed ‘an extremely high level of resistance’ to insecticides, a new study shows. Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance to insecticides in parts of Asia, and novel ways to control them are desperately needed, new...
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Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the 30 June issue of Cell. The altered scent attracts mosquitoes, which bite the host, drink their infected blood and then carry the virus to its next victim. Dengue is spread by mosquitoes in tropical areas...
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Mosquitoes are seeing red: These new findings about their vision could help you hide from these disease vectors
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IMAGE: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITOES ARE ATTRACTED TO SPECIFIC COLORS, INCLUDING RED. CREDIT: KILEY RIFFELL Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and your skin. New research led by scientists at the University of Washington indicates that a common mosquito species —...
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How one of the oldest natural insecticides keeps mosquitoes away
by Robin A. Smith, Duke University School of Nursing The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can spread dengue fever, Zika virus and yellow fever. New research shows mosquitoes are able to “sniff out” trace amounts of insecticides using specialized receptors on their antennae. Credit: James Gathany, CDC With mosquito season upon us, people are stocking up on...
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This Membrane Can Reduce the Stink of Poop and Heal Wounds
A revolutionary new filter works in reverse of how we think they work, letting the small stuff in to keep the big stuff out. Every day, we use filters. They keep damaging particles from entering our motors, carcinogens from entering our air or lungs, and unsafe matter out of our drinking water. In your kitchen,...