Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

I like to joke that the first 10-trillion dollar company will be the company that invents how to effectively deal with mosquitos.

I would happily pay $100/month for life to get rid of the issue. I live in a place with moderate mosquito activity, but it bothers me A LOT. And I lost countless nights sleep over trying to kill a mosquito in my bedroom.

We have special power plugs that evaporate a solution that works 100% for us. Whenever we expect or have mosquitos we switch it on. All disturbance gone in 15 min, even with window and door open. The solution is based on something like https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prallethrin

Needs a refill every month or so in Summer.

I assume the vape goes up to the ceiling where the mosquitos also like to be.

The “Environmental effects” section is worthy of a read, especially if you have pets or care for bees (which you should).

Don't worry, when you get old your high frequency hearing goes and they no longer bother you while you're sleeping, unless if they decide to go right for the ear.

I'm also quite a snack for them and they seem to love attacking my feet in the evening when I'm at my desk. I can handle one or two bites but somewhere after 3 in a small area it becomes extremely inflamed and itchy.

Thank you, good to be reminded.

We have no pets. I knew it is bad for any insect, not only mosquitos, and we do not like any insects at night in our bedroom.

I assume no bees (outside our house) are effected by our vaporizer if the mosquitos are any indication. In Summer we have them almost every night, even though every opening is closed all the time with mesh and we check regularly for open water inside (plants, toilet) and around the house. Our land also still has bees (but almost no wasps this year).

I really wish Intellectual Ventures had been serious about developing the photonic fence two decades ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser

No pollution, low risk of impact on other species, and safe to deploy in populated areas sounds really appealing in the era of climate change and invasive species like the tiger mosquitoes which have been changing the game in the United States.

They made a pragmatic decision about cost for malaria prevention in Africa but I strongly share your sentiment and suspect that you could really drive the cost down by developing volume in the western countries where affluent people will pay more for their personal comfort and health than they donate for malaria control on another continent.

Can confirm on the high-frequency hearing capabilities declining. Kiddo kept complaining that the new Kindle charging docks were squealing when they're plugged in but the Kindle is elsewhere. My wife and I can't hear it, but kiddo can.

I live in a high-mosquito area as well, and we have to worry about EEE, West Nile, and Zika. I'll be traveling to Mumbai soon, and they're just getting through a wave of Dengue Fever. It's time we as a species dealt with the four species of mosquito (out of hundreds) that bite humans.