“They follow scent trails and convective currents emanating from humans, and typically they will enter homes and bite between around 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.”
This is apparently the reason that some people are so plagued by the annoying critters — while others get off scot-free, according to scientists.
Said the study’s lead author, Dr. Diego Giraldo, a neuroscientist, “This is the largest system to assess olfactory preference for any mosquito in the world. And it is a very busy sensory environment for the mosquitoes,” as SWNS reported. It enabled the researchers to record the mosquitoes’ preferences and collect nightly air samples from the tents to compare airborne components of body odor.Senior author Dr. Conor McMeniman, a vector biologist, said, “These mosquitoes typically hunt humans in the hours before and after midnight,” as SWNS also reported.and convective currents emanating from humans, and typically they will enter homes and bite between around 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
People who were more attractive to mosquitoes consistently emitted more carboxylic acids produced by skin microbes, the study said.
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