How mosquitoes see and what attracts them to humans

Summer is not only a season of vacations and vacations, picnics and barbecue, but also mosquitoes, annoying squeak which interfere with proper rest and sleep. Bites of annoying insects bring no less suffering. Often they are accompanied redness and swellingsevere itching. Moreover, it often happens that being in the same company, not all of its participants suffer from the attack of bloodsuckers. Therefore, in order not to become a victim of insatiable bloodsuckers, it will not be out of place to know what mosquitoes fly to or what attracts their attention.

How mosquitoes find humans

The activity of unpleasant bloodsuckers and their ability to find a victim surprises many. Even being in absolute darkness, mosquitoes do not stop their activity. Therefore, the question, as mosquitoes see, is one of the most frequently asked.

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Insects “see in the dark” thanks to the thermal and chemical analyzer, which nature has awarded them. With their help, mosquitoes smell the lactic acid contained in the sweat and the presence of carbon dioxide that a person exhales.

The insect and the lamp burning in the room attracts attention. However, exclusively mosquito females fly into the light. Their attention is attracted by the heat coming from the light source. It is on him that the mosquito is oriented during the flight, whether it is light or dark.

Using a thermal receptor, mosquitoes also look for exposed areas of the human body, trying to get as close to the power source as possible. However, often the bloodsuckers are deceived, clinging to warm objects in anticipation of a meal (the photo as mosquitoes see is presented below).

What attracts insects

After conducting numerous studies, specialists were able to determine that the following factors attracted the attention of mosquitoes.

The smell of blood

For many, this will seem absurd, but they find a victim of bloodsuckers by the smell of blood, laid genetically, which makes us think, people with which group mosquitoes bite more often. It is assumed that they give preference exclusively to people with 1 blood group. They are more indifferent to a person with a 3 or 4 blood group. Vampires do not like the blood of group 2 at all.

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The hunt for people is arranged exclusively by female mosquitoes. For breeding females drink bloodsince it contains proteins and enzymes. Males are absolutely indifferent to blood. They feed exclusively on plant foods using nectar and plant sap. Females can also be vegetarians, but they cannot lay eggs during this period.

Thermal radiation

To find a suitable victim for a female blood-sucking mosquito help special very sensitive sensors located on the antennae. They are very responsive to thermal radiation that comes from a person or other warm-blooded creature. Moreover, especially bloodsuckers feel exposed parts of the body.

Carbon dioxide concentration

It attracts the attention of bloodsuckers and carbon dioxide. Insects can feel it from a person’s breath at a distance of several tens of meters.

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Moreover, the higher the concentration of carbon dioxide, the greater the appetite for the insect producing its victim. Its largest volume is reproduced by overweight people.

The smell of sweat

Another factor that attracts the attention of blood-sucking insects is sweat. Therefore, often they choose as a victim of an actively working person. To be more precise, bloodsuckers fly to the smell of ammonia, lactic and uric acid, which are part of human sweat.

Perfume will not help in this case, especially if musk is present in its composition. Indeed, for insects, this aroma is very attractive. Therefore, it is not the best option to use cosmetics with a pungent odor, be it perfume, deodorant or hair spray. But a person who has just taken a shower will not cause any interest in bloodsuckers.

Bacteria on the skin

The interest of mosquitoes is also manifested in relation to specific types of bacteria present on the surface of the skin. Places where there is an excessive amount of them (usually their ankles and wrists) are attacked by insects much more often. Therefore to avoid mosquito bitesIt is necessary to shower regularly with antibacterial soap.

The smell of beer

One more amazing fact about mosquitoes managed to find out by scientists. No less attracts mosquitoes and the smell of beer, or rather people who use it. This addiction is explained by ethanol released through the skin and increased body temperature, which is usually observed among alcoholic drinkers.

Gender

More often, mosquitoes are children and girls. This fact is explained by the presence of thinner skin, which it is much easier to bite through with an insect than the skin of a male representative.

On a note!

According to a number of studies, specialists were able to find that women during pregnancy are of particular interest to mosquitoes. It turned out that the volume of carbon dioxide exhaled by them is almost 20% more. In addition, pregnant women have a slightly elevated body temperature.

No less attention is attracted by bloodsuckers and women during ovulation. The reason for this is the smell of cholesterol, the level of which in women during hormonal changes rises. It is to him that the mosquitoes respond.

Color of things

The color of clothes can also attract insects. According to statistics, bloodsuckers are especially not indifferent to black and blue tones, and red also attracts insects. They are neutral to gray. Less attractive are yellow, green, and khaki.

Interesting!

Those people who have a special repellent that repels bloodsuckers from their birth are not attacked by annoying insects.

Mosquitoes

Created a lot mosquito repellentwhich are produced in the form of aerosols, sprays and creams. Also popular folk remedies. However, traps are recognized as safer or as they are more often called - mosquito exterminators.

• A heat trap is a means to attract mosquitoes through heat. Such units are intended for use both in the house and in street conditions. Most popular electric lamps Terminator, mosquito exterminator SITITEK Sadovy-M.
• A carbon dioxide trap imitates a person’s breathing. Bloodsuckers emitted gas into the atmosphere are perceived as a trace of human activity, feeling it for tens of meters.
• The water trap is characterized by the presence of an open tray with water. After all, mosquito females usually lay eggs in water. Therefore, it is enough to periodically add and replace water, disposing of caught insects.
• Electric traps they destroy mosquitoes with the help of an ultraviolet lamp, into the light and heat of which they fly together. It is equipped with a built-in grid, to which voltage is applied.As soon as an insect touches it, it dies from the discharge of an electric current.
• The propane trap is designed exclusively for the street. It works by emitting CO2 and special baits that mimic the smell of human sweat. One of such devices is device Mosquitoes no KRN-5000 turbo PRO.

Many craftsmen make mosquito traps on their ownusing plastic bottles or paper soaked in a mixture of rosin, linseed oil and honey. Safety and accessibility are the main advantages of such devices.