australia:mosquitoes
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| * light airborne carboxylic acids, as well as another chemical called acetoin that is likely produced by the skin microbiome appear to be particularly attractant, at least to //Anopheles gambiae// (([[https:// | * light airborne carboxylic acids, as well as another chemical called acetoin that is likely produced by the skin microbiome appear to be particularly attractant, at least to //Anopheles gambiae// (([[https:// | ||
| * **use of mosquito repellents** | * **use of mosquito repellents** | ||
| + | * DEET is the usual repellent but is quite toxic | ||
| + | * catnip oil may be a way of the future(([[https:// | ||
| * **type of clothing** | * **type of clothing** | ||
| * mosquitoes can bite through a range of clothing including tightly fitting thin tracksuits | * mosquitoes can bite through a range of clothing including tightly fitting thin tracksuits | ||
| + | * permethrin-coated clothing can help | ||
| * **species of mosquito** | * **species of mosquito** | ||
| * **infections within mosquitoes** | * **infections within mosquitoes** | ||
australia/mosquitoes.txt · Last modified: 2026/07/09 13:22 by gary1