Smells produced by humans are a big part of what draws mosquitoes to us. In a study, scientists helped pinpoint the chemicals in body odor that attract the insects.

Smells produced by humans are a big part of what draws mosquitoes ... absorbent pads, warmed and baited with carbon dioxide to mimic a sleeping human. Hundreds of mosquitoes in the main 20-by ...

The inside of the cage. Photo: Julien Adam. The cage was outfitted with evenly spaced heating pads, which could warm up to the typical human skin temperature (roughly 95 degrees Fahrenheit).

You really are a mosquito magnet. Here’s what you can do about it. New research proves these bloodsuckers can pick you out in a crowd. Here are the odors they’re drawn to, what scientists ...

Additionally, when the researchers offered mosquitoes human sweat samples, they found that the mosquitoes showed strong biting preferences for some samples over others.

The MR450’s repellent pads are good for only about four hours ... “The citronella candle combined with a human subject attracted slightly more mosquitoes [than] the human bait person alone; ...

Smells produced by humans are a big part of what draws mosquitoes ... absorbent pads, warmed and baited with carbon dioxide to mimic a sleeping human. Hundreds of mosquitoes in the main 20-by ...

Air from their tents, carrying the participants' unique breath and body odor scents, was pumped through long tubes to the main facility onto absorbent pads, warmed and baited with carbon dioxide ...

Air from their tents, carrying the participants’ unique breath and body odor scents, was pumped through long tubes to the main facility onto absorbent pads, warmed and baited with carbon dioxide ...