And, in a shocking twist, it just might sorta kinda work.
, use a combination of olfactory cues to find their source of proteins, with the three most important cues being body heat, carbon dioxide, and skin odor. He also notes that the specific mechanisms that make one person more attractive to mosquitoes than another person are unknown but calls out skin odor as likely being the most important because, unlike body odor, it varies from individual to individual.
"While body odor is uniform to all humans, the exact chemical combination of one's skin odor has a genetic and physiological basis [that likely makes them] more or less attractive to mosquitoes," he explains. Other factors that may make you more attractive to mosquitoes could include whether you are pregnant or not , your sweat composition, diet, and alcohol consumption.In short: It could, but don't go replacing your DEET-based sprays just yet.
To that end, Dr. Shockley says that the perfume is more likely to be camouflaging the body and scent chemistry mosquitos are attracted to rather than acting as an actual repellent. "Remember that female mosquitoes base their feeding decisions on heat, carbon dioxide, and smell," he says. "So, if you use enough [perfume] then mosquitoes won't 'see' you as a potential host because you won't smell right.
However, this plan could also attract different types of pests: Dr. Shockley notes that you may want to be careful when spritzingaround insects in general, as they might attract them instead. He explains that male mosquitoes only feed on nectar, so you might be making yourself more attractive to them. While only female mosquitoes consume blood in order for egg maturation to proceed, you don't want to be dealing with male ones flying around you.
, a.k.a DEET. Mosquitoes are not only repelled by DEET's smell, but also by its taste. Commercial chemical sprays with DEET have the longest period of protection, which can range for a couple of hours before you need to reapply.
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