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Mosquitoes are picky eaters – we studied 3 common South Florida species to learn why they like some people more than others

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par Kaylee Marrero, Ph.D. Student and Transdisiplinary Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences Fellow, Florida International University
Matthew DeGennaro, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University

If you’ve ever had to prepare a meal for a picky eater, you know it’s not easy. They may not like certain flavors or textures, and there are often foods you have to avoid altogether.

And it turns out, humans aren’t the only species with picky eaters – mosquitoes can also be finicky.

We are biology researchers who study mosquito behavior, and we recently discovered that mosquitoes…

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