How mosquitoes use your body chemistry to pick you for their next meal
Scientists discovered that malaria-carrying mosquitoes are drawn to specific chemicals found on people's skin.
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Scientists discovered that malaria-carrying mosquitoes are drawn to specific chemicals found on people's skin.
After testing four popular body soaps, researchers at Virginia Tech found that three brands could potentially increase how attractive someone smells to mosquitoes, while one soap was less preferred by the disease-spreading insects.
Coconut might help keep mosquitoes away, according to a new study, joining other natural insect repellents like peppermint, citronella, lemongrass, and patchouli.
Your soap could be making you seem tastier to bloodsucking mosquitoes. Washing with certain brands of soaps made some people more attractive to a species of…
People who use certain soaps are more attractive to mosquitoes, study shows