Why do mosquitos bite certain people and leave others alone?
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Mosquitos are attracted to sweet smells, carbon dioxide, movement, and heat. So if you breathe out a lot, smell like sugar, fidget a lot and produce a fair amount of body heat, you'll be more likely to be bitten.
YOUR BODY EMITS CERTAIN PHEROMONES THAT ATTRACT INSECTS, AND SOME PEOPLE'S BODIES EMIT PHEROMONES THAT DO NOT ATTRACT INSECTS.
they only bite those who have aids
Mosquitoes are known to be attracted to natural body scents. However they are also repelled by certain scents such as the smell of lemons. Body scent is affected by the foods we eat. These nuances in scent are too subtle for us humans to pick up but not for mosquitoes.So if you drink lots of lemon juice on a regular basis, mosquitoes will stay away from you!
Mozzies are attracted first to Carbon Dioxide, and secondly to other compounds released by the body. A little research will show you that different mozzie species only attack certain parts of the body, and why.
The lucky ones may have been wearing repellant, or used a detergent that hides the compounds that your local skeeters home in on, or had better air circulation...or had eaten garlic.
I eat more garlic than anyone I know, and I am rarely bitten even when mozzies swarm people right near me. I also sweat more than many people, and that also has been suggested as a factor for keeping skeeters off of a person.
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