Odor Offense: The Scents that Send Mosquitoes Flying
Venture into a fragrant rebellion against nature’s pesky gatecrashers: mosquitoes. Let’s unlock a botanical secret of scents that deploy an olfactory offense, making these bloodsuckers buzz off.
Venture into a fragrant rebellion against nature’s pesky gatecrashers: mosquitoes. Let’s unlock a botanical secret of scents that deploy an olfactory offense, making these bloodsuckers buzz off.
The sweet smell of flowers and the perfume of fruit on a summer day may be delightful to humans, but these scents have a much less pleasant side—they can repel bees. Unpleasant odors like garlic, vinegar, and chili powder are off-putting to these important pollinators!
Amidst a summer blooming with fragrant flowers, there is one scent that bees are unwilling to buzz near – the mystery of the off-limits aroma. Why do they shy away from it?
From wafting wafts of flowers to sour plumes of vinegar, bees buzz their way through nose-wrinkling airborne odors. Join us as we investigate what vinegar smells like to our buzzing friends and how they react.