If it feels like mosquitoes always find you first, science suggests you may not be imagining it. Researchers have found that mosquitoes are naturally drawn to certain people based on a combination of biological factors, including the air they exhale, body temperature, and unique body odour.
The idea of releasing millions of mosquitoes into the environment might sound like the plot of a science-fiction movie. However, scientists believe this unusual strategy could become one of the most effective tools in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases. Through its Debug project, Google’s parent company Alphabet is exploring the release of up to 64 million mosquitoes carrying a naturally occurring bacterium called Wolbachia in parts of California and Florida.
