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Lara MMosquitoes Going Bananas?
April 2nd 2007 11:48
Rumour has it that eating bananas makes you more appetizing to mosquitoes. Apparently something about the way your body processes ‘banana oil’ creates a scent attractive to hungry mosquitoes. This is an old wives tale that you can see espoused all over the internet, though I have never really found any evidence to either confirm or deny it. However, I do love bananas, and usually eat one a day, and mosquitoes love me, and eat me every day too. Coincidence? In my imagination the year long banana drought in Sydney reduced the incidence of my mosquito bites, but what are the cold, hard facts?
And would it be worth sacrificing bananas anyway?
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