Why DO mosquitos bite some people more than others? (new research!)

<p><strong>#163 <br></strong><br>We've talked about mosquitos many times around here, why they bite us, how they find us, how to prevent them from biting us, etc. One thing that's struck us is that research about some of those big questions is ongoing and always evolving. And we just came across some super new research about why mosquitos bite some people more than others, you won't want to miss this!</p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/why-mosquitoes-prefer-some-people-others">https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/why-mosquitoes-prefer-some-people-others</a></li> <li><a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/the-chemistry-of-mosquito-attraction">https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/the-chemistry-of-mosquito-attraction</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00532-8">https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00532-8</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24831245/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24831245/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/1-8-cineole">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/1-8-cineole</a></li> </ol><p><br><strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> </p><ul> <li>Suzanne Phillips</li> <li>Nelly Silva</li> <li>Venus Rebholz</li> <li>Lyn Stubblefield</li> <li>Jacob Taber</li> <li>Brian Kimball</li> <li>shadow</li> <li>Emerson Woodhall</li> <li>Nichole Criss</li> <li>Kristina Gotfredsen</li> <li>Timothy Parker</li> <li>Steven Boyles</li> <li>Chris Skupien</li> <li>Chelsea B</li> <li>Bri McAllister</li> <li>Avishai Barnoy</li> <li>Hunter Reardon</li> </ul><strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/chemforyourlife" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong><p>Check out our website at <a href="http://chemforyourlife.com/">chemforyourlife.com</a></p><p>Watch our episodes on <