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If mosquitos single you out, you might need an outfit change.
Some mosquito species are attracted to reds and oranges in the 590 to 660 nanometer range, probably because those wavelengths dominate all human skin tones. This attraction to reds and oranges led some researchers to suggest wearing light blue pants to keep mosquitos at bay.
Because it would cover the skin with a complementary color that mosquitos aren't attracted to. And that's a start, but colors aren't the only things that get mosquitos all excited. It's the combination of carbon dioxide in your breath with those orangey-reds.
So when researchers blocked the mosquito's' ability to sense either carbon dioxide or their preferred wavelengths, the mosquitos didn't approach them anymore.
Some mosquito species are attracted to reds and oranges in the 590 to 660 nanometer range, probably because those wavelengths dominate all human skin tones. This attraction to reds and oranges led some researchers to suggest wearing light blue pants to keep mosquitos at bay.
Because it would cover the skin with a complementary color that mosquitos aren't attracted to. And that's a start, but colors aren't the only things that get mosquitos all excited. It's the combination of carbon dioxide in your breath with those orangey-reds.
So when researchers blocked the mosquito's' ability to sense either carbon dioxide or their preferred wavelengths, the mosquitos didn't approach them anymore.