Plagued By Mosquito Bites? New Research Suggests Why, With Public Health Implications

Researchers at Rockefeller University discovered one of the reasons mosquitoes target some more than others: acids on your skin that are eaten by bacteria, creating an odor. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk breaks down how the study worked. The aim is to improve repellants and cut down on disease.

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[ericinman]

My mom is one of those stinkers. She's the Pied Piper of mosquitoes. We rent her out to outdoor events. Not as a repellent, but someone who will lead mosquitoes away.

[gustavocortez]

“Nor changing soaps or diet…the mosquitoes will find you”💀💀💀

[stevescott]

Very poor reporting... talking about what attracts mosquitos... and not a thing about what can be done about it.

[baltasarmelchor]

I am from the south of Spain and I have been killing 20 or 30 a day in my house for 2 years (with mosquito nets on the windows and doors). In recent years it has become a health problem. Last year 7 neighbors died because the mosquitoes (some, not all) come with a pathogen that inflames the brain. it's a nightmare. Never in my 30 years have I seen this.

[marthavillalobos]

Yes these mosquitos are biting though my jeans and really bad on my arms what kind of mosquitos are these .

[frey]

There has to be more to it than just a stronger smell. It has to be certain kinds of smell. If I'm with my wife and son (who's 10), they go for them over me. It doesn't matter if I just got out of the shower or worked in the yard all day. She's Vietnamese (my son is half) and I joke that they love Vietnamese food.
So, there is a lot more to it that simply a stronger stink.

[juliemichael]

Well then I stink like cheese more than others because I get bites a lot. Not only are ants attracted, so are mosquitoes.

[northernbohemianrealist]

A story about mosquitos on October 20. It snowed on Tuesday, so you can imagine my excitement.

[Anonymouse]

Guess I now know that I don’t have a lot of carboxylic acids on my skin

[happygrandmaruthP]

I'm wondering if these are the geneticly modified mosquitoes scientists released 👀

[dlight]

No one's going to admit getting eaten alive by mosquitos now because they don't want to be known as a stinky person 🤣

[irondarknessdarkness]

this is why flannel long sleeve shirts were invented. Armor!

[hellojimmyjimmy]

This isn’t true because I rarely get body odor and mosquitos love me. I think it has to do with high blood sugar. Also b vitamin is suppose to help not get bite and well b1 supports blood sugar.

[Smiley-fvzi]

I read that mosquitos are mostly attracted to people with type O blood.

[TiffYG]

wtf, I don't stink but I am still bitten every time I step outside, I just figured they liked my A - blood type

[LighttheWorldTV]

What does she mean, "unlucky people, like subject 33, changing their diet makes no difference."?

[xevious]

A friend ironically attracts mosquitoes llike crazy but they never bite him. YOu see them flying all around him, but their is something in his odor that prevents them from landing and stinging. I see this all the time when he comes by after a jog or long walk dripping in sweat. They wont bite him but then they will turn their aim of me.. so one must consider their behavior is somewhat pheromonally driven. This also means some people are not ment to be in some places, as without protection they would inevitably succumb to mosquitoes viruses.

[weneedheroes]

Subject 33 boi you stank! -said the mosquito

[bobbylimtim]

mosquitoes are weak against rushing air... or

[AtomicEy]

in New York mosquitoes are annoyance ok but also rats 🐀