Researchers in Africa have found that the odor of dirty socks can lure mosquitoes into traps and help slow the spread of malaria. Dr. Fredros Okumu of the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania says that in a recent experiment, the foul odor attracted four times as many mosquitoes into the traps than did humans sleeping […]
Foul Foot Odor Used to Catch Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
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