Are you tasty to mosquitoes? Study offers clues into when and why they bite (phys.org)
from Cenotaph@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 16 Oct 2024 20:03
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TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub on 16 Oct 2024 20:29 next collapse

Empirical studies show that yes, yes I am.

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 20:50 next collapse

They also identify compounds in human sweat that increase biting behavior in mosquitoes as well as bitter compounds that suppress egg-laying and feeding behaviors…

Is that how anti-malarials like quinine work?

Pulptastic@midwest.social on 16 Oct 2024 22:58 collapse

Who wants a g&t?

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 18 Oct 2024 11:04 collapse

Tonic sodas are very popular where malaria is endemic.

The_v@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 21:14 next collapse

My wife must be extra tasty. I might get one bite for every 20 she gets. I also rarely react to any mosquito bite. Just a small bump if anything.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2024 22:00 collapse

I only get bitten in Montana. My sister is from Java and she lives there and doesn’t get bitten. When we went back to Indonesia a couple months ago she got eaten alive and I watched two mosquitoes bite me and die. So funny how our chemical makeups are so wildly different.

BearOfaTime@lemm.ee on 16 Oct 2024 22:29 collapse

Your blood is poison to matin’ bitches. Haha