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Summer is a great time of year
But unfortunately
It's not just us
Humans that enjoy it
Mosquitoes seem to make the most out of the season by biting us
And as well as being annoying mosquito born diseases can be dangerous
What can we do to avoid getting bitten
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The most obvious answer is to use mosquito repellent professor james logan from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine
Explains that deet the chemical used in many repellants confuses the insect sense of smell making it difficult to recognize humans though be careful as biologist roger oriritgiar points though bibits of skin that aren't cored red by repelent are still likely to get bitten
Logan also recommends using plug in insectticides to kill or reppel mosquitoes in the room
However it might be best to avoid using electric bug zzappers
Daniel marcovosky from the american mosquito control association
Highlights
That mosquitoos are only a small proportion of the number of insects they kill
And that many of the others are beneficial
Clothing is another consideration that affects whether mosquitoes choose to attack us
Amy glover writing in the huffingington post
Tells us
That dark colors attracts mosquitoes
James logan ads that lose clothing is preferable as it is harder for mosquitoes to bite through they're even able to penetrate genes
If they're warn tightly light loose se thing also also means people sat less a twenty thousand nineteen study showed that mosquitoes are able to use the smell of human sweat to find their victims
This is why
Homeeditor katie
Mortrum recommends taking a shower before bed to avoid getting biitten another way to stop the smell of your sweat
Attracting mosquitoes is to use the odrant to disguise the smell of your sweat
Mazzy valenence a researcher into mosquitechololopoints out that a compound found in indiodrance has been shown to stop mosquitoo's landing on the skin
What we eat and drink
May also have an impact on how attractive we are to mosquitoes
Violence mentions two studies that found drinking beer and eating bananas can make people more attractive to mosquitoes
So as well as using repellts and insecticides thinking about our clothing
Reducing our sweat and changing what we eat and drink
Could help to reduce the risk of mosquito bites