VOA: If you live in sub-Saharian Africa in a malaria endemic area, it might not be such a crazy idea to sleep next to a chicken. It turns out some mosquitoes are repelled by the odor of chickens, potentially offering another cheap protection method against the mosquito-borne illness.
Most mosquitoes, including those that carry the often-deadly malaria parasite, like to bite humans. They transmit the disease through a blood meal.
They also take blood meals occasionally from cattle, goats and sheep. But they are selective feeders. Mosquitoes don’t like the taste of chicken blood, so poultry rarely gets bitten. more
Does it work with Zika ‘skeeters?
I already have two cats fighting for snuggling rights with Mommy every night LOL.
Humans could try putting some chicken blood in their veins. I hear that it makes the men cockier and the women lay better.
Does it specifically repel Anopheles mosquitoes?
Problem is, chicken odor repels me too. Unless its southern fried!
That’s why there are photos of house flies on Obama but never mosquitos.
DDT also repels mosquitoes and smells better.