Mosquitoes do not randomly perch on

Mosquitoes do not randomly perch on just anybody, but they choose their victims selectively searching for the most aromatically appealing humans, according to a study released recently.

The University of Florida entomologist, Jerry Butler, said that mosquitoes used odor to find the most tasty people.

In a study of what attracted mosquitoes to people, Butler said he worked off a theory that they go for humans who provide the richest source of cholesterol and B vitamins, which the pesky insects need to live on but do not produce themselves.

Butler found one sure way to stop attracting them - stop breathing. He said that mosquitoes can sniff out an attractive human dinner target from a certain distance.

When human beings exhale they expel a plume of carbon dioxide and other odors that travel through the air. The appetizing concoction is the olfactory equivalent of a dinner bell, alerting mosquitoes that a warm meal is within range. Perspiration, a barely avoidable human condition, is also a mosquito lure - but only if the sweat has marinated and formed bacteria.

When a mosquito is trailing an attractive target, it zig-zags following the breath plume until it makes contact, landing on the skin and patiently searches for just the right spot to insert its stylet for an 8-to-10 second feeding session.

Bathing helps reduce the attractiveness of sticky bodies but strangely enough after-bath products do not. Skin care products that clean, soften and moisturize may improve a person's appearance, but are also tantalizing to mosquitoes. Certain medications, including heart and blood pressure medicine, can also alter a person's likelihood of being bitten.

Butler said that he conducted the research in order to explore the tastes of mosquitoes and help humans avoid mosquito-borne diseases.

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Nyamuk tidak secara acak Tenggeran pada siapa saja, tetapi mereka memilih korbannya selektif mencari manusia paling aromatically menarik, menurut sebuah studi yang dirilis baru-baru ini.Universitas Florida entomolog, Jerry Butler, mengatakan bahwa nyamuk digunakan bau untuk menemukan orang-orang yang paling lezat.Dalam sebuah studi nyamuk apa tertarik kepada orang-orang, Butler mengatakan ia bekerja dari teori bahwa mereka pergi untuk manusia yang menyediakan sumber terkaya kolesterol dan vitamin B, yang sial serangga perlu untuk hidup tetapi tidak menghasilkan sendiri.Butler ditemukan satu cara pasti untuk berhenti menarik mereka - berhenti bernapas. Dia mengatakan bahwa nyamuk dapat mengendus sasaran makan malam manusia yang menarik dari jarak tertentu.Ketika manusia napas mereka mengusir segumpal karbon dioksida dan bau lain yang melakukan perjalanan melalui udara. Ramuan selera adalah setara penciuman lonceng makan malam, memperingatkan nyamuk yang makanan hangat dalam jangkauan. Keringat, kondisi manusia yang hampir tidak dapat dihindari, adalah juga memikat nyamuk - tetapi hanya jika keringat telah direndam dan membentuk bakteri.Ketika nyamuk adalah trailing target yang menarik, itu mengikuti nafas zig-zags plume sampai membuat kontak, arahan pada kulit dan dengan sabar mencari tempat yang tepat untuk memasukkan stylet nya untuk sesi makan kedua 8-ke-10.Bathing helps reduce the attractiveness of sticky bodies but strangely enough after-bath products do not. Skin care products that clean, soften and moisturize may improve a person's appearance, but are also tantalizing to mosquitoes. Certain medications, including heart and blood pressure medicine, can also alter a person's likelihood of being bitten.Butler said that he conducted the research in order to explore the tastes of mosquitoes and help humans avoid mosquito-borne diseases.