Re:Plasmodium-associated changes in human odor attract mosqu...
by gtirloni on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @10:33AM
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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."
"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...