Permethrin should be used only on clothing, not directly on your skin. Clove and thyme oils are effective mosquito repellents when used in high concentration. However, some people develop skin rashes from these oils and these materials also have strong odors. So if you hate mosquito bites more than skin rashes and strong smells, then these oils may work for you. This saliva causes your skin to release a chemical called histamine.
Male mosquitoes survive primarily on flower nectar.
In one meal, a female mosquito can eat more blood than its own body weight. Suitable for high school students and older. Rather, the book shows you how to look at biology with a new, wonderful perspective. Often, the book gives readers new ways to look at organisms by examining attitudes toward pathogenic organisms such as bacteria. For example, Thomas characterizes some bacteria as innocent wanderers who stumble upon humans and attempt to colonize their new found hosts.