How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.(Image credit: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images)

Source: NPR Health and Science - March 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nell Greenfieldboyce Source Type: news