Mosquitoes: showers with cow urine

[JAB]

Weird as it may look, Mundari and Dinka tribes of South Sudan take
showers with cow urine because they think it's antiseptic and frees
them from parasites and mosquitoes.

https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1770090099675435238
====================

"Mosquitoes were more attracted to people whose body odours contained
more carboxylic acids (likely produced by skin microbes), over those
with lower levels of carboxylic acids and elevated levels of
eucalyptol (potentially related to a person's diet)."

https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/scientists-discover-which-body-odours-mosquitoes-prefer/


Footnote - "The researchers were surprised by how effectively the
mosquitoes could locate and choose between potential human meals
within the huge arena."

[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:41:20 -0500

Post by JAB
Weird as it may look, Mundari and Dinka tribes of South Sudan take
showers with cow urine because they think it's antiseptic and frees
them from parasites and mosquitoes.
https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1770090099675435238
====================
"Mosquitoes were more attracted to people whose body odours contained
more carboxylic acids (likely produced by skin microbes), over those
with lower levels of carboxylic acids and elevated levels of
eucalyptol (potentially related to a person's diet)."
https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/scientists-discover-which-body-odours-mosquitoes-prefer/
Footnote - "The researchers were surprised by how effectively the
mosquitoes could locate and choose between potential human meals
within the huge arena."

They go for me every time; I must smell yummy. But I'm reluctant to source
cow urine. (There are probably scammers out there passing off dog pee).

[Johanne Fairchild]

Post by JAB
Weird as it may look, Mundari and Dinka tribes of South Sudan take
showers with cow urine because they think it's antiseptic and frees
them from parasites and mosquitoes.

[...]

Post by JAB
"Mosquitoes were more attracted to people whose body odours contained
more carboxylic acids (likely produced by skin microbes), over those
with lower levels of carboxylic acids and elevated levels of
eucalyptol (potentially related to a person's diet)."

Interesting. What kind of food contains eucalyptol?

[JAB]

On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:57:20 -0300, Johanne Fairchild

Post by Johanne Fairchild
What kind of food contains eucalyptol?

https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/e/eucalyptol.html

[Johanne Fairchild]

Post by JAB
On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:57:20 -0300, Johanne Fairchild

Post by Johanne Fairchild
What kind of food contains eucalyptol?

https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/e/eucalyptol.html

Bay leaves and rosemary. I have those around here. I can sort of test
that a bit now. Thanks!

[JAB]

On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 06:30:43 -0300, Johanne Fairchild

Post by Johanne Fairchild
Bay leaves and rosemary. I have those around here. I can sort of test
that a bit now. Thanks!

Oh bummer, they won't need you in a mosquito bite trail...

09 February 2023
Human test subjects may no longer be needed for mosquito bite trials
thanks to invention of new biomaterial

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2023/02/09/human-test-subjects-may-no-longer-be-needed-for-mosquito-bite-trials-thanks-to-invention-of-new-biomaterial/

[Johanne Fairchild]

Post by JAB
On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 06:30:43 -0300, Johanne Fairchild

Post by Johanne Fairchild
Bay leaves and rosemary. I have those around here. I can sort of test
that a bit now. Thanks!

Oh bummer, they won't need you in a mosquito bite trail...
09 February 2023
Human test subjects may no longer be needed for mosquito bite trials
thanks to invention of new biomaterial
https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2023/02/09/human-test-subjects-may-no-longer-be-needed-for-mosquito-bite-trials-thanks-to-invention-of-new-biomaterial/

Count me out of your lab.