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Research shows combination of sensory signals draw mosquitoes in for a bite
Description: It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study has looked at the interaction of different sensory cues - carbon dioxide, heat and odor - that attract mosquitoes to humans, and found that it takes a combination of at least two of these to send the bugs biting. [Source: The Rockefeller University]
URL: http://newswire.rockefeller.edu/2014/02/27/research-shows-combination-of-sensory-signals-draw-mosquitoes-in-for-a-bite/
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Source: The Rockefeller University
Publish Date: 2/27/2014
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