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Fans help with mosquitoes. They wander around until they detect exhaled CO2, and then zigzag their way to the source. An oscillating fan helps prevent them fr

Fans help with mosquitoes. They wander around until they detect exhaled CO2, and then zigzag their way to the source. An oscillating fan helps prevent them from honing in. I've seen fans setup at family barbeques at the park. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosquito_Homing.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosquito_Homing.jpg

joezydeco 3y ago
Standing fans or ceiling fans on a porch also prevent them from landing on you. Never considered the CO2 angle, I just thought it blew them off course.
- ortusdux 3y ago
  They can't fly all that fast, so blowing them off course definitely helps too.