New research has found that smelly armpits may turn some people into a mosquito magnet.

This is apparently the reason that some people are so plagued by the annoying critters — while others get off scot-free, according to scientists.

The pesky insects are drawn to body odor, also known as BO — and mosquitoes can find us from 350 feet away once they get a whiff, according to SWNS, the British news service.

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Mosquitoes can also carry deadly diseases.

The new findings are based on the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae, which was let loose in an ice rink-sized outdoor testing arena in Zambia.

Said the study's lead author, Dr. Diego Giraldo, a neuroscientist, "This is the largest system to assess olfactory preference for any mosquito in the world. And it is a very busy sensory environment for the mosquitoes," as SWNS reported.

The team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, released 200 hungry mosquitoes each night and used infrared motion cameras to observe how often they landed on evenly spaced pads heated to 35ºC — mimicking human skin, the report said.

It was a good sign they were ready to bite. 

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Body odor was apparently a more attractive bait than CO2 — a known cue for mosquitoes.

But further tests showed that the swarm of 200 individuals were also choosy. The aromas of six volunteers sleeping in surrounding single-person tents were piped onto the pads over six consecutive nights.

It enabled the researchers to record the mosquitoes' preferences and collect nightly air samples from the tents to compare airborne components of body odor.

Senior author Dr. Conor McMeniman, a vector biologist, said, "These mosquitoes typically hunt humans in the hours before and after midnight," as SWNS also reported.

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"They follow scent trails and convective currents emanating from humans, and typically they will enter homes and bite between around 10 p.m. and 2 a.m."

He added, "We wanted to assess mosquito olfactory preferences during the peak period of activity when they are out and about and active — and also assess the odor from sleeping humans during that same time window."

Night after night, some people were more attractive to mosquitoes than others, the study found.

One volunteer, who had a strikingly different odor, consistently attracted very few mosquitoes, the study noted.

The study also identified 40 chemicals that all of the humans emitted — though at different rates.

Said lead co-author Dr. Stephanie Rankin-Turner, an analytical chemist, "It is probably a ratio-specific blend they are following … We don't really know yet exactly what aspect of skin secretions, microbial metabolites or breath emissions are really driving this, but we are hoping we will be able to figure that out in the coming years."

People who were more attractive to mosquitoes consistently emitted more carboxylic acids produced by skin microbes, the study said.

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By contrast, the person who was least attractive to the mosquitoes gave off fewer acids but triple the amount of eucalyptol, a plant compound.

It is found in oils, herbs and spice — and elevated levels may be related to diet.

The researchers were surprised by how effectively the mosquitoes could locate and choose between potential human meals within the huge arena, SWNS noted.

Dr Rankin-Turner added, "When you see something moved from a tiny laboratory space where the odors are right there, and the mosquitoes are still finding them in this big open space out in a field in Zambia, it really drives home just how powerful these mosquitoes are as host seekers."

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The study was published in the journal Current Biology. 

It could lead to the development of more effective repellents and traps, noted SWNS.

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Recently, another U.S. team found that mosquitoes were put off by coconut-scented soaps.

Chasten Buttigieg accused Republicans and conservatives opposed to trans ideology as being motivated by "clout, clicks and cash" in a Friday interview conducted as he tours the country promoting his new book.

Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, spoke on Fox 11’s "The Issue Is" and cited statistics that he says show that 40% of homeless children are LGBTQ and that half of all trans-identifying children will attempt to commit suicide.

"If all of that data doesn't scare you as an elected official into doing the right thing, into being on the right side of history, and instead you are emboldened to go to work and continue attacking vulnerable people, that's shameful," he said.

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In recent years, trans ideology has become a heated political issue, as Democrats have increasingly accepted the claim that those who identify as a gender different from their biological sex deserve the same access as those of the opposite sex — including to single-sex spaces and sports teams. 

Buttigieg appeared to downplay the idea of genuine disagreement on the matter, accusing Republicans and conservatives of being motivated by "three Cs"

"Clout clicks and cash," he said. "It’s so easy to go on social media or the floor of the House and say something ridiculous, audition for late night TV, go there, say something ridiculous, send out the email, raise money off of it, it certainly has brought people into higher positions of power in the Republican Party," he said.

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Buttigieg, who is promoting his book "I Have Something to Tell You: For Young Adults" in a nationwide tour, said that conservatives "raise a lot of money of off that hate and divisiveness, and it’s a lot of clickbait for them, push people to the podcasts, push people to the websites, but it’s so far removed from what people need to be focused on right now."

"We’re talking about kids, vulnerable kids, so I hope they would be empowered to slow down and invite people to the table, learn from families, learn from teachers, learn from professionals in the field about what it is like not only to be an LGBTQ person and especially a trans person in this country," he said.

Trans ideology has sparked additional controversy as advocates have called for trans-identifying minors to be given the option of being put on drugs to "block" puberty, ahead of potential surgery to either remove body parts or significantly alter them in an attempt to look similar to the opposite sex. Advocates describe the surgeries and drug regimens as "gender-affirming care" needed to aid the mental health of trans-identifying minors, but Republicans in multiple states have moved to limit the practice, arguing that minors cannot consent to the procedures — which they have described as mutilation and, in the case of puberty blockers, chemical castration.