Although Not A Major Nuisance In The UK,

in some counties mosquitoes can be killers,

and whilst I knew that they are attracted to CO2, I did not know that they are also predisposed to certain colours, according to this study, the Washington biologists Diego Alonso San Alberto and Claire Rusch, examined what colors attract mosquitos the most, using a wind tunnel, they carefully controlled the visual and olfactory environment that mosquitoes were released into and used 3D tracking technology to monitor their movements in the presence of a color dot, the study found that when exposed to carbon dioxide, a gas humans constantly produce via exhalation, yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti), developed heightened sensitivity to particular colors like red, orange, black, and cyan — predominantly long-wavelength visual cues, as a result, they flew faster and dwelled longer around those colors. Meanwhile, they remained indifferent to other colors on the spectrum such as green, purple, blue, and white, as it happens as early as the 1900s this was known, which was why khaki was always recommended for tropical travels, I thought khaki was developed by the army to blend with the wearers surroundings, but apparently not, for the full size image above click here.