Odor

important to take preventive measures, in order to get rid of them as soon as possible. Here, are 5 simple tips that will help you get rid of fruit flies. 1. Keep Your Kitchen Counter Clean Fruit flies get attracted to the moist area and fermented odor. So, any spillage in your kitchen counter is sure to get infested with fruit flies. To avoid this from happening, we advise you to wipe the kitchen counter regularly once every day. This will prevent the area from becoming a…

Decline in sense of smell impedes the ability to distinguish different odors and hence reduces ability of perception of flavors in food. Some researchers have stated that decline in taste and smell directly effects food choices, food consumption and also poor health. As with aging sense of smell and taste declines, older people…

Did you know that whenever you smell something, it triggers your senses, and the brain? There are five senses, and one is smell. The brain is a important organ in our body, it tells our body what to do, and what to not do. The person who studied the senses was Linda B. Buck, and the people who studied the brain was the Egyptians. Your senses let you know what is going on around you. The brain is the control center of the body. All information we have about prehistoric cultures comes from…

But cats with extremely stinky poo may have some health issues. There are several factors that affect the odor of an animal’s stool, such as the food they eat, existing of harmful bacteria in their colon, and an underlying serious ailment. “In some instances, however, diarrhea can be a manifestation of a deeply rooted, possibly life-threatening condition,”…

Desjardins and Fernald (2010) wanted to discover whether fighting an opponent is similar to fighting a mirror image. These male fish are territorial and tend to engage in fighting when they encounter another size-matched male. Thus, Desjardins and Fernald (2010) measured differences in behavioral, hormonal and brain activity between the different conditions. They also measure the immediate early genes such as the egr-1 and c-fos in four brain regions: dorsomedial telencephalon (amygdala),…

Using Silver and Carbon in Wound Care Malodor, or odors that come from wounds, can be a challenge for both the patient and the care giver. The malodor can be quite unpleasant and may make the patient feel uncomfortable or embarrassed from it, causing them to isolate themselves and possibly delay much needed treatments. Delay of treatment can either prolong the healing process or make the wound worse. The odor usually comes from anaerobic bacteria that colonizes dead and dying tissues of wounds…

We will put a 0.01mL of paint on each ant's anal petiole. As with before, we will try to get this done within 30 minutes. Painting the ant's anal petiole will block the secretion of the pungent odor smell that is released by the ant's anal glands. To ensure the paint dries, we will place these ants back into the refrigerator as soon as possible, and retain them there for another 24 hours. We will repeat this process with the four remaining ants…

Pet owners know that the dog has a strong sense of smell. But, cat owners know that their pet feline has a distinct ability to distinguish odors. The cat’s nose has “45 to 80 million microscopic olfactory receptors,” Sidney Stevens wrote in her article for the Mother Nature Network. Though dogs have around 149 million and 300 million receptors, your feline has more than 5 million smell receptors compared to you. Also, your feline can smell through its mouth. The vomeronasal organ, also known as…

are attracted to the smell of floral fragrance (Adler and Theis 2012) but for male beetles they response more on the cadaver odor (Ayasse et al. 2012). But why the difference in smell? Do most beetles prefer more of the cadaver odor? My group wants to answer these questions by conducting an experiment. Cadaver odor has a similar smell of formaldehyde and since cadaver odor attracts male beetles my group can propose that beetles are also attracted to the smell of formaldehyde. However, studies…

When you turn on your AC, you shouldn't smell anything. This odor could possibly be due to a dirty air filter, but there could be another cause. And you may not know what exactly the cause of the odor is until you get a professional to take a look. Temperature: On those warm days where the heat is unbearable, you'll want to turn on your AC and feel the cool air blowing on you…