5 Things That Turn You Into A Mosquito Magnet

What makes mosquitoes favor one person over others? Here are five things you should know which turn you into a mosquito magnet.

Grayson Brown, a mosquito scientist, and director of the Public Health Entomology said that various studies have pointed out reasons why some people may be bitten by mosquitoes more often than others.

1. Heavy breathing

Larger people and pregnant women exhale more carbon dioxide, which female mosquitoes can sense. Brown said:

2. Working out

Mosquitoes like the lactic acid and the bacteria in your sweat.  Brown said:

Your gene determines how much you sweat.

3. Drink beer

A small study from Japanese researchers found that mosquitoes are more likely to land on you after you drank a beer. Brown said that it is still unclear why that happens. But it is possible that your body temperature is raised by alcohol, so you sweat more. And sweat is a mosquito magnet as we have mentioned above.

4. Blood type

People with type O blood attract more mosquitoes.

5. Pregnant woman

Malaria-carrying mosquitoes are 2X likelier to bite a woman if she is pregnant. He said:

Now you have already know what 5 factors that make mosquitoes bite you more, stay clear of those bloodsuckers!