Discover why certain individuals attract mosquitoes more than others. New research explores the role of skin chemistry and microbiota in mosquito attraction, shedding light on how body odor and ...

Research shows that higher levels of skin carboxylic acids make people 100 times more attractive to mosquitoes.

The microbes on your skin determine how attractive you are to mosquitoes, which may have important implications for malaria transmission and prevention.

Zika virus alters the chemical composition of human skin, making individuals more attractive to mosquitoes, according to new research from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The study, ...

Ditch Floral-Scented Soaps Mosquitoes also use their sense of smell to pick a host. A blend of odors from sweat and the skin microbiota helps the mosquitoes decide where to land and bite. A 2022 study ...

The Anopheles Stephensi mosquito that is now present in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo has found a way to partially resist antimalarial drug combination. This has ...

A systematic review in "Environmental International" found greenspace exposure enhances diversity and composition of gut and skin microbiota, but effects on oral, nasal, and ocular microbiota are ...

In a lab study, scientists demonstrated that tweaking the makeup of the skin microbiome could theoretically help repel mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes can be drawn to your skin microbiome, suggesting that one day a spray that alters your bacteria could help ward off bites ...

Certain bacteria on the skin produce odours that either attract or repel mosquitoes. Consequently, people with different skin microbiota may have varying attractiveness to these insects. 5.