Want mosquitoes to leave you alone in NJ? Don't wear these 4 colors!

Warm weather is here, you're out working on your garden, the barbeque is ready to cook burgers and hot dogs to perfection, and you are ready to enjoy summertime in New Jersey.

That is until the !%@$#%$! mosquitoes start flying around.

Sure, you've tried bug spray, you've scattered half a dozen citronella candles around your patio (do they actually do anything?), you've invested in a huge bug light that would make Tim "The Toolman" Taylor proud — but those pesky bugs seem to always find you.

So what can you do?

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Researchers say you can avoid having mosquitoes targeting you by not wearing four specific colors.

More Than Just a Bug Bite

First, keep in mind that mosquitoes aren't innocent little pests that'll just give you an itchy bug bite.

Here are just some of the diseases that can be transmitted by these bugs:

West Nile Virus
La Crosse Encephalitis
Jamestown Canyon Virus
Western Equine Encephalitis
St. Louis Encephalitis
Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Chikungunya Virus
Dengue Fever
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Zika Virus

Mosquitoes Hate These Four Colors

According to research conducted at the University of Washington, a common mosquito species flew toward these four specific colors:

Red

Orange

Black

Cyan

Mosquitoes were found to ignore other colors, like purple, green, white, and blue.

Your Skin is a Magnet to a Mosquito

Researchers believe these findings help explain how mosquitoes find victims since skin, regardless of overall pigmentation, emits a strong red-orange look to their eyes.

In other words, your glowing skin is like a giant neon sign for mosquitoes that says "Bite me."