Smelly Feet Death Threat
“Malarial mosquitoes are attracted to chemicals produced by bacteria on one’s feet, and they will even bite a pair of smelly socks if you hang them up after wearing them for a few days.” (Salon.com)
A new study examining why mosquitoes bite some people more than others reveals that malarial mosquitoes ignore fresh human sweat though are particularly attracted to foot odour after sweat has been incubated for one or two days.
