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Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

(news.yale.edu)
55 points gmays | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.25s | source
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htk ◴[22 Oct 24 02:35 UTC] No.41910660[source]▶
Mosquitoes always seem to come exclusively to me instead of my wife. I would love to understand this "preference" but unfortunately the article doesn’t really explain it.
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1. anvil-on-my-toe ◴[22 Oct 24 15:28 UTC] No.41915247[source]▶
It's either smell, body heat, or easy access to skin. Maybe you sweat more than your wife, or the compounds in your sweat are more attractive to mosquitos, or maybe her hygiene is better.

The smelliest parts of people are the sweat glands and mouth. I pay extra care to my smell when archery hunting by keeping my teeth brushed and using wet wipes on sweaty areas. Eating an apple also helps neutralize mouth odor.