What Smells to Mosquitos Like?

[taiwan_girl]

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00532-8

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The mosquitoes were most attracted to airborne carboxylic acids, including butyric acid, a compound present in “stinky” cheeses such as Limburger. These carboxylic acids are produced by bacteria on human skin and tend not to be noticeable to us.

While carboxylic acids attracted the mosquitoes, the insects seemed to be deterred by another chemical called eucalyptol, which is present in plants. The researchers suspected that one sample with a high eucalyptol concentration might have been related to the diet of one of the participants.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/mosquitoes-most-attracted-human-body-155627243.html

[Axtremus]

Ah ha, I have wondered, for quite some time now, whether eucalyptol is effective as a mosquito repellent. This Cell article seems to suggest that there is basis for it.

Also: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8643535/

… E[ucalyptus]. globulus and S. aromaticum essential oils are recommended as effective and safe mosquito repellents. …

[89th]

There are reasons... I get eaten alive whereas my wife doesn't get touched. Not fair, I always have thought it was because of me (or males, in general?) having a higher body temperature and/or sweat.