WILD KINGDOM: MOSQUITOES’ DOUBLE DUTCH

Every year, malaria kills between one and three million people. Very rarely are any of these deaths in northern France, eastern Germany, or the Netherlands—the former territory of the Duchy of Limburg. This is somewhat surprising: The female malaria mosquito is highly attracted to the smell of Limburger cheese. In fact, mosquitoes’ attraction to said cheese is equaled only by their attraction to the smell of human feet.