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Re:Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosqu... by gtirloni on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:33AM (#16858671)
They detect CO2 and odors:

"Both Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes — which transmitdengue and malaria respectively — were much less attracted to the scented beads after being exposed to the chemical. These results showed that the receptor responsible for detecting carbon dioxide also detects skin odorants."

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-mos...

And thermal features:

http://www.caltech.edu/news/mosquitoes-use-smell-see-their-h...

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