4 Colors that attract mosquitoes into the home – and those that repel them
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- 19 Jul 2022
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The pesky mosquito is more than a nuisance – it is a pest that can, at best, cause an annoying bite – and, at worst, spread disease. It is, therefore, understandable that you will want to keep the creature out of your home – particularly in the summer when it thrives.
But knowing how to get rid of mosquitoes goes beyond eliminating standing water and using the correct repellent. Experts have warned that certain colors impact mosquito activity in your home – meaning your color ideas matter more than ever in the season of this pest.
So if mosquitoes are a problem in your home, it may be worth taking note of the colors they love so you can hide them away (all the while planting out some mosquito repellent plants) to further discourage these unwanted visitors.
'Mosquitoes have compound eyes, meaning their eyesight is much poorer than ours. Like most insects, mosquitoes perceive the world in blurs of shapes and colors rather than crisp.
Therefore, the expert suggests mosquitoes rely on other factors such as CO2, heat, movement, and scents to navigate their flight and locate hosts and food sources.
With this in mind, these four colors are most attractive to the creature.
1. BLACK
'This is why we see them more during dusk and dawn; because the sun threatens them.
2. DARK BLUES
In a similar way that black attracts mosquitoes, other dark and saturated colors have the same effect. At the peak of that list is dark blue. Emma says that dark blue (and other similar colors) are attractive to the creature who detect the heat absorbed and held by darker colors.
'They are therefore inclined to investigate for potential hosts (as hosts, like humans, also give off heat).'
These colors are so powerful that scientists use them as a force of attraction when surveilling for mosquitoes by assembling dark-colored mosquito traps (often called 'black traps').
3. RED
