Mosquitoes are attracted to certain human characteristics and behaviors. Drinking alcohol can raise body temperature and make people more appealing targets. Pregnant women exhale more carbon dioxide and have warmer bodies that mosquitoes find attractive. Poor hygiene allows bacterial colonies and sweat to produce scents that draw mosquitoes. People with type O blood are the most likely to be bitten since it is the most common blood type. Those who sweat heavily emit lactic acid which mosquitoes can detect. Eating bananas and salty foods increases potassium levels in a way that makes people more enticing to mosquitoes seeking a blood meal.

1. Six Reasons Why Mosquitoes
Find You Irresistible
IF YOU ARE DRINKING ALCOHOL, A
MOSQUITO COULD BE MORE PRONE TO BITE.
Mosquitoes are attracted to bodies with warm
temperatures. Since ingesting alcohol can make
your body temperature rise up, it makes it likely
that mosquitoes will be tempted to bite you when
more than they were when you were sober.
IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, A MOSQUITO IS
LIKELY TO TARGET YOU.
The carbon dioxide exhaled by you draws
mosquitoes to you more than everyone else who
exhales less frequently. Another factor is that while
pregnant, you are likely to swell up, leaving more
room and warmer body temperatures for mosquitoes
to get attracted to.
IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN WASHING YOURSELF
REGULARLY, A MOSQUITO CAN HUNT YOU DOWN
The bacterial colonies in your skin when mixed with
your sweat attracts mosquitoes easily, So it won’t hurt
to wash yourself regularly.
IF YOU HAVE O TYPE BLOOD, THAT IS WHAT A
MOSQUITO LOVES TO DRINK
As per a study, people with O type blood are eighty
three percent more likely to get bitten by mosquitoes
than people with other blood types since it is the
most common blood type in the world.
IF YOU SWEAT MORE THAN OTHERS,
YOU ARE ATTRACTIVE TO A MOSQUITO
Human sweat contains lactic acid which attracts
bugs in general and mosquitoes are no exception.
A mosquito uses the receptors in its antennae to
identify the smell of sweat and then to figure
out if a biteable human being is nearby.
IF YOU LIKE TO EAT BANANAS AND SALTY FOODS,
MOSQUITOES WILL TRY TO EAT YOU TOO
This is beacause of the high levels of potassium that
the banana fruit contains, more so than the actual
fruit itself. Oddly enough, mosquitoes are more
attracted to you when you have just eaten food high
in potassium as well as salt.