How can mosquitoes find you? All you have to do is exhale

How can mosquitoes find you? All you have to do is exhale


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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 19 May 2023 How can mosquitoes find you? All you have to do is exhale Free-flying mosquitoes gravitate toward pads that emit carbon dioxide, which is found in human


breath. Twitter Facebook Email Mosquitoes home in on carbon dioxide in exhaled breath, but a mosquito net can provide some protection. Credit: Giles Clarke/UNOCHA/Getty


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Nature 618, 11 (2023)


doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01654-1


References Giraldo, D. et al. Curr. Biol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.050 (2023).


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