Terrible, Terrible News for Campers: Mosquitoes Attracted to Beer Drinkers

By Rocky Thompson on April 28th, 2010

A new study suggests that certain mosquitoes are attracted to the smell of beer and prefer victims who’ve been drinking. Fortunately, drinking a lot of beer makes you care less about getting bitten by mosquitoes and encourages building really big campfires that help keep the pests away. This is less of a problem in the Mountain West where mosquitoes don’t pile up, and it’s much worse news for developing countries where malaria is a problem.

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4 Responses to “Terrible, Terrible News for Campers: Mosquitoes Attracted to Beer Drinkers”

1. Grant from Texas April 29th, 2010 at 3:24 pm

   This won’t change a thing. God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.

2. dad April 29th, 2010 at 4:10 pm

   I’m gonna give it up-

   reading blogs, that is!

3. Kirby May 1st, 2010 at 5:07 pm

   The story seems to be about Australian beer. I think we’re OK over here with our weaker beer. Whew!

4. Sean Cavanaugh April 13th, 2011 at 10:22 pm

   Down here in Georgia that’s a huge deal. The mosquitoes problem can be huge. Don’t think that will stop me from enjoying a few cold ones. I’m sure I will keep getting bit just the same as when I didn’t have this knew found knowledge.

   Would be interesting to know what brands they are most attracted too. Anyone tried experimenting?