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Are you tasty to mosquitoes? Study offers clues into when and why they bite (phys.org)

submitted 9 months ago by Cenotaph@mander.xyz to c/science@mander.xyz

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They also identify compounds in human sweat that increase biting behavior in mosquitoes as well as bitter compounds that suppress egg-laying and feeding behaviors...

Is that how anti-malarials like quinine work?

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Who wants a g&t?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Tonic sodas are very popular where malaria is endemic.