Any new research this year?
- massive_bereavement ( @massive_bereavement@fedia.io ) 18•26 days ago
Mosquitoes find their prey using three senses:
First by CO2, as mammals will be releasing it in big quantities (though they also bite reptiles). Second, by body smell, which as others here have mentioned, diet and genetics may dictate how it is affected. Third by shape (that’s when they are already there) and are trying to figure out where to stick it.The first one is hard to fix, so for the second I’ll recommend icaridin or, if not available DEET, and in gel form not spray. DEET can be a skin irritant, hence why is less preferred.
Spray though is sometimes used when applying it to clothing, as it also may have your smell attached to it.
For the third one, I haven’t seen conclusive data but a lot of observational studies: from wearing light-colored ample clothing that doesn’t define the limbs to (I guess) wearing stripes like a zebra.
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7945690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173961/ https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-mosquitoes-detect-people https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22333-7 https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/the-chemistry-of-mosquito-attraction
And a lifetime in humid climates like the Bayou.
- Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 4•26 days ago
Do you have any experience using some kind of zapper or lamp or some other tool?
- Deconceptualist ( @Deconceptualist@lemm.ee ) English6•26 days ago
Some insects are attracted to light sources, but not mosquitos. They seek out the things our bayou friend already mentioned.
- Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 3•26 days ago
Isn’t there something that emits co2 and then zaps them?
I guess I should just get a net and a hand held zapper?
- MoonMelon ( @MoonMelon@lemmy.ml ) English3•25 days ago
Yes, there are propane powered mosquito traps that emit heat and CO2. Supposedly they are effective but costly.
- ITGuyLevi ( @ITGuyLevi@programming.dev ) 3•25 days ago
They also have electric ones. They use a UV bulb and some titanium compound that releases CO2 when hit by UV, pretty neat and work decently once you interrupt the breeding cycle. Dynatrap is the popular brand I think.
- massive_bereavement ( @massive_bereavement@fedia.io ) 2•25 days ago
Maybe you’re onto something ;)
- Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 2•25 days ago
Lasers
- massive_bereavement ( @massive_bereavement@fedia.io ) 2•25 days ago
Laser-carrying mosquitoes or mosquito-killing lasers?
- Elise ( @xilliah@beehaw.org ) 2•25 days ago
Hey fellow smoothbrain. We take the mosquito’s qi and channel it to get the most powerful laser.
Nothing really new here. Thanks though.
- Sadbutdru ( @Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz ) 9•26 days ago
I’ve definitely heard there’s a genetic element where some people just smell or taste yummy to them. I don’t have any research or anything tho. From personal experience, I think I get bitten more if I’m eating much sugar, or drinking alcohol, possibly because of a slightly higher body surface temp, or smell/taste different with more blood sugar.
- DesolateMood ( @DesolateMood@lemm.ee ) 8•26 days ago
I remember hearing a story where the person was going hiking or camping or something with their family. Everyone was getting bitten by mosquitos, except for the mother who had recently gone through chemo and was left completely untouched the whole time
Not really new info.
- Sadbutdru ( @Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz ) 2•25 days ago
please accept my humblest of apologies 🤗
No worries! Lifetime sufferer looking for new info.
- averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) 6•25 days ago
The most recent research I can find is from 2019 that showed significant preferred on O type.
I am O+ and have heard this but also seen studies that proved it was unrelated.
- averyminya ( @averyminya@beehaw.org ) 3•25 days ago
Studies newer than this 2019 one?
- MelonYellow ( @MelonYellow@lemmy.ca ) English5•26 days ago
Anecdotal, but I think there’s some kind of immunity component. My parents grew up in a mosquito infested country. When we visited said country, us kids were bitten up while my parents were fine. If it was genetics, you think it would’ve been passed on to us. The locals commonly joked that mosquitos like “new blood.” You could see tourists with itchy red bite reactions while the locals were fine.
Not really new info. Heard this before.
- jerkface ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) English4•25 days ago
I’m confused by your title and responses. Was there some document somewhere that we were to read to familiarize ourselves with what you already know before we post?
Sorry. Looking for any current research from this year.
- jet ( @jet@hackertalks.com ) English4•26 days ago
Mostly diet. (update: when I say diet, I mean the last 3 months of diet, not what you ate today)
Avoid sugars, eat garlic and spicy food.
There are some genes that affect how you smell, and how you perspirate. But diet dominates
Update: let me explain diet more, what you eat determines your body’s metabolic state, and the body’s hormones. Both of those have a huge impact on how the body off gases the pheromones released the heat produced the oils manufactured.
- eldavi ( @eldavi@lemmy.ml ) 3•25 days ago
get tested for diabetes; you’re probably not diabetic but an astoundingly large portion of the population is pre-diabetic.
I have been tested but not diabetic. Not sure there is a correlation there as I have always been susceptible since childhood. I don’t drink either.
- alienghic ( @alienghic@slrpnk.net ) English2•18 days ago
There’s some reports that the interaction of soaps and shampoos influence how tasty a person smells, so it might be worth trying different products.
Interesting article. Not sure about the soap thing as I have a coconut body wash and they still love me. But I have used all kinds of soaps over the decades (I’m old) and they have always bitten me. Going to try some new soaps.
- alienghic ( @alienghic@slrpnk.net ) English1•18 days ago
There’s definitely the genetic component too, but the scents from soap is an interesting thing to test out.
And for what it’s worth some types of oil of lemon eucalyptus works reasonably well, if you don’t want to use DEET. https://www.consumerreports.org/health/insect-repellent/oil-of-lemon-eucalyptus-insect-repellents-a7989538414/
Some friends really like this stuff “Repel Lemon Eucalyptus Insect Repellent2 Pump” and consumer reports also thinks it works pretty well.
- Skylla ( @Skylla@feddit.org ) Deutsch1•26 days ago
Veritassium did a quit good video on this here
- lol_idk ( @lol_idk@lemmy.ml ) 1•25 days ago
Completely anecdotal but one summer I took B vitamins and they left me alone. Maybe not new info, and I’ve never bothered to try again, however my BO did smell noticeably different. I too am a mosquito magnet for life. B vitamins are water soluble to I THINK, so kind of no harm in them.
Thanks. Very interesting.
- cassiacow [she/they] ( @cassiacow@beehaw.org ) 1•25 days ago
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2023&q=mosquito+preference&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
Not sure what you’re looking for with ‘new information’, but here’s a link to a Google Scholar search with a variety of articles published in the last year.
Just skimming it, gut microbiome, surface temperature, and age are all factors.