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Mosquitoes Are Not Colorblind, An International Study Reveals
Date : February 4 , 2022
A team of scientists from Washington, California and Germany have released a report in the scientific journal Nature Communications, which reveals a lot about the preferences of mosquitoes. The study, published in the middle of Winter in the Northern hemisphere- giving people plenty of time to prepare for what many call "Mosquito Season."
Besides using visual cues for locating food and mates, the olfactory ability to detect CO2 emissions from exhaled breath helps a female mosquito to hone in on their targets- animals and humans. Red, orange and black are colors to avoid wearing, according to the scientific team. Green is one of the best colors to wear to help keep the bloodsucking pests away.
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