[decimon]

Somewhat anal ping.

[EGPWS]

nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.

Huh!

Famous Dave, and ruffed grouse at the losing end of my shotgun bring out the mosquito in me.

Another substance for study perhaps? ; )

[martin_fierro]

nonanal

Found everywhere in the known Universe except Uranus.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Free Vulcan]

He said nonanal.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

I have reason to believe the human body releases a mosquito repellant as a natural defense. I base this on an experience with MYSELF as the guinea pig.

During a particularly hot, mosquito-infested night, I lay in a hammock, sipping beer and talking with friends, wearing only levi cut-offs. I got the livin' pi** bit out of me, but the evening was so pleasant, the beer and company so aggreable, that I decided to ignore the pests.

Here's the upshot: After suffering ONE itchy, painful night and day of innumerable mosquito bites, I found I could go out on the porch all night without a single mosquito bite! This lasted the rest of the year.

I think scientists should look for the substance the human body automatically manufactures to discourage mosquitos. That mosquito repellant you buy in sporting goods stores doesn't work all that well, plus it's really smelly.

[djf]

I thought mosquitoes already were wild!?

[phredo53]

I haven’t been bitten in 20 years at least. No bug bites of any kind. For some reason bees and wasps don’t seem to mind my presence, either. Haven’t been stung in many years and many encounters with them.

[caww]

well they sure do love me! Thru clothes even when I use bug sprays..I’ve tried it all..even Avon’s oil everyone says works so well. BUT what I did discover was if I’m on a deck or partio and I put a fan on they can’t fly in the wind from it! Safe!

[AdmSmith]

On this page http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1000291.html you can read a lot about the substance.

During the winter it would be OK to use any perfume, but when you purchase new to be used in the summer, it would be the right thing to do to check if it contains the substance that is known under any of these names: aldehyde C-9, 1-nonaldehyde, nonanoic aldehyde, nonoic aldehyde, nonyl aldehyde, nonylic aldehyde, pelargonaldehyde and pelargonic aldehyde.

What perfume manufacturer will be the first to state that they are not using this substance in their products?

[colorado tanker]

[RichInOC]

What I really want to do is see if you can actually make skeeters explode if you have enough Tabasco.

[Brass Lamp]

And they found it - nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.

In biological evolution, there are always trade-offs. Attracting mosquitoes is the downside of nonanal. But if it repels Barney Frank, it is a worthy exchange.

[Brass Lamp]

And they found it - nonanal, a substance made by humans and birds that creates a powerful scent that Culex mosquitoes find irresistible.

In biological evolution, there are always trade-offs. Attracting mosquitoes is the downside of nonanal. But if it repels Barney Frank, it is a worthy exchange.

[denydenydeny]

I went approximately 18 years without eating sugar and I don’t think I was ever bitten by a mosquito in that entire time.