Bug blocker.Every camping group seems to have one person who mosquitoes don't bite. Why? Researcher James Logan James Logan is the name of:
Logan, a scientist at England's Rothamsted Research, collected human-emitted chemicals by wrapping volunteers in special foil bags. He then tested the chemicals' attractiveness to mosquitoes. The findings: Some people produced chemicals that the biting insects avoided. One possible reason the mosquitoes stayed back? The compound's scent may mask other more-attractive odors Odors anosmia Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj. halitosis bad breath; an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. . What next? Logan hopes to incorporate the unattractive compounds into a new mosquito repellent re·pel·lent adj. Capable of driving off or repelling. n. A substance used to drive off or keep away insects. repellent able to repel or drive off; also, an agent that repels. Refers usually to insect repellent. . For now, you can stick with bug-attracting friends--hungry skeeters are more likely to munch munch - To transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to crunch and nearly synonymous with grovel, but connotes less pain. Often confused with mung. on them instead of on you. BUG BITE: Only female mosquitoes bite. Your blood helps them produce healthy eggs. |
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