Why do mosquitoes choose you? 10 Victim Selection Factors

Little by little, that wonderful warm time comes when everything around blooms, smells fragrant, and beckons even the most inveterate stay-at-homes to go outside. Together with them, various insects appear in nature, including mosquitoes. Surely each of you has noticed at least once that mosquitoes do not pay almost any attention to someone, and if someone gets from their bites I don’t want to! So what are the factors that make mosquitoes choose their prey? Let's talk about it today...

10 PHOTOS

1. Beware of females!

Probably, everyone has long known that only female mosquitoes can bite. They do this not at all out of harm or idleness, but in order to raise offspring. Mosquito larvae need blood to feed. For this reason, female mosquitoes are quite selective about blood, which in the future will become ideal for their new offspring.

2. Body temperature

Mosquitoes are able to sense minimal differences in the body temperatures of several people from afar. The choice will fall on the person who has it higher. If you just did some physical education or came out of the steam room of the sauna, then you will definitely become the tastiest morsel for any mosquito. Also, pregnant women fall into this risk group. in women in position, the body temperature is always slightly higher than normal.

3. Exhalation

We know from school that we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. That's what mosquitoes feel. The more carbon dioxide emitted by a particular source (read - a person), the more desirable an object becomes.

4. Tones of clothes

Did you know that mosquitoes most often prefer dark shades in the clothes of the victim? If you are dressed in colorful and light colors, then you will be in a better position. Keep this in mind, and during high mosquito activity, give preference to light-colored things.

5. Alcohol

It is still not clear how, but mosquitoes perfectly smell the alcohol coming from a potential victim. They especially like beer drinks, so be sure that if someone drinks in your company, then you will definitely not be left without the attention of mosquitoes and other midges.

6. Movements

Of greater interest to mosquitoes are those people who are busy with constant active movement. That is, the more you wave your arms in the hope of dispersing mosquitoes, the more attention you pay to yourself. Of course, this does not mean at all that the mosquito will not touch a calm sitting person, but it will definitely notice him last.

7. Sweating

Any insects, including mosquitoes, are not indifferent to the smells emitted by the human body. This includes the smell of sweat. Because of the lactic acid content in sweat, you become a tasty morsel for mosquitoes. If you want to be less bitten, avoid eating foods such as soy, marinade, cheese, and any other dairy products.

8. Blood type

Oddly enough, blood type also has an effect on mosquitoes. They are more likely to bite a person with type I blood than people with type II. It is believed that people with this blood type have a special smell, which becomes the main trigger for mosquitoes.

9. Microbes

Chemical compounds produced by microbes that live on the skin may also be of interest to mosquitoes. These compounds may depend on the environment and genetics of the individual, as well as the age and various ailments that the individual suffers from. Those who have more such microbes will be lucky. Their mosquitoes will be the least of their worries.

10. Protection

Despite everything previously said, you should not hope that if you sit still in a white suit and there is no beer nearby, then mosquitoes will not touch you. One way or another, you can have your own unique smell, which will attract all the mosquitoes in the area to you. In this case, only special means will help protect against their attacks: sprays, aerosols, and creams that contain substances that repel mosquitoes as far as possible from your body.