Not everything is the same Appetizing for mosquitoesWe have more than proven. There are quite a lot of hypotheses about what factors make them Payen, from the spirits that we use to the blood type. Of course, it also seems that there are many relationships with the color of clothing. But, without a doubt, not one of the studies conducted to confirm or refute these hypotheses was as curious as what performed A group of scientists from the NetherlandsThey went to the field Musical festival And there they forced several volunteers to put their hand in a cage full of mosquitoes. Thus, they confirmed, among other factors, that They like that we drink beer.
Before panic with volunteers, mosquitoes could find the smell of their hands, but the cells were designed so that they can not cutThe field, although this is not the only rejection of the responsibility that continues to do this study. It is also important to note that the investigation was published in the Prepress repository. This means that he did not have a view of the steam, so we should get its results with caution. This does not mean that what he says is not true; But in the absence of an exhaustive review of the study of scientists outside the research group, Nothing can be sure of this.
The study is no less interesting after these failures. Conclusions, both those that are related to beer and those that are not very striking and They can be very useful. And at the festival or on any other site, the knowledge of which habits will make us attractive for mosquitoes can save a lot of antipathy.
How did this study with mosquitoes go?
How we advanced, the study was conducted at the music festival, in particular, one called NOMOMENSWhich is celebrated every year in the Netherlands. All 500 volunteers filled the questionnaire about his Hygiene, diet and habits During the festival. Then they put their hand in a cage full of mosquitoes Anofeles. Of course, everyone was womenSince they are those who bite us to get proteins that facilitate the development of their eggs. There are enough males with a nectar of flowers.
The video camera was used to capture how often mosquitoes located on the hand of each volunteer. Thus, they saw that for a start, the participants who drank beer during the festival were 1.35 times more attractive for mosquitoes.
This is not just a question of beer
In addition to beer, there were other factors in which mosquitoes were more or less approaching a person. For example, they are more likely to want to cut those who had Sexual relations On the previous day. In addition, it was clear that Hygiene and the use of sun protection He usually scared them.
Therefore, it seems that festive mosquitoes loved beer, sex and lack of hygiene. As one of the authors describes in an article published in the repositories, They love hedonists.
This, logically, does not apply only to festivals. If you drink beer on the terrace until the end of summer, you can look more like mosquitoes. In fact, this is what has already been studied earlier. On the other hand, the problem of sex and the rest of the hedonistic activity was not studied in such a specific way. Of course, there is no better place for this type of research than the festival. How curious when Science leaves laboratories.
Source: Hiper Textual
