Why Mosquitoes Are Attracted To You?

The opposite poles of two magnets will attract one another when they are together. But the same poles will repel one another. That’s how electricity gets charged. Not to worry, we are not taking about physics here. However, we can apply that law to why mosquitoes attract you. This will progress to happen because we are not the same pole as mosquitoes. Yes! We are humans. They attract unlike poles like us. Have you ever thought of it like this?

We consider several factors for this attractiveness. These factors include body temperature, the carbon dioxide you exhale, and body odor. These factor makes some people more attractive to mosquitoes than others. In the world of mosquitoes, there is an interest. Let’s leap into this data.

Have you ever had the unpleasant bite of a mosquito before? I guess almost everybody has had one or two encounter. In the world, there are almost 3,000 different species of mosquitoes that inhabit distinct environments, and display distinctive behavior. Despite this variation, all mosquitoes have several characteristics in common. Likewise, they all undergo a four-stage life cycle, such as egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

As expected, places like marshes, swamps, clogged ditches, puddles, and temporary pools are where they lay their eggs. However, mosquitoes pick their different location to lay egg, especially standing water. 

One of the deadliest critters in the world is Mosquito. They link malaria to about 50 percent of the fatalities caused by these insects. However, mosquitoes cause some other viruses, and nematodes. The question is, how do they find us? What do we have that they want?

What are mosquitoes attracted to? That is the question for today. As stated earlier, body heat, skin color, and perspiration attract mosquito This enables them to figure out if you are their potential host. However, before they can figure out their host, they use their vision and receptors to detect all these features.

This means mosquitoes use their eyes to target victims. Therefore, if you exhibit this feature, then you might become their next victim.

Blood type

According to investigation, certain species prefer particular blood type. It’s interesting to note that some blood type are more tempting to mosquitoes than others. Therefore, this will make them to be attracted to you.

Sweet and heat

Mosquitoes can observe other scents like lactic acid, ammonia, and other compounds in sweats. Thus, vigorous exercises cause your body to produce more sweat and heat. This will increase how appealing you are to the mosquito. 

 Dark-colored clothing

Do you like putting on dark-colored clothes? Then, there is a high risk that you are a potential host to insects. Dark-coloured clothing attracts mosquito. This is, dark colors absorb heat and lighter colors reflect heat. Therefore, think twice before wearing that your favorite dark-colored gown or shirt.

Pregnancy

Sometimes, pregnancy is a journey most women want to commence on. Well, it’s not as fun as eating pizza and cookies. Now, let’s combine that stress and attraction of mosquito, it’s a whole lot.

We can imagine why some don’t want to get pregnant. It turned out that some mosquito species are attracted by pregnancy. Although, there hasn’t been much research on this but a study was conducted in Africa.

According to research, increase in exhaling carbon dioxide, and warmth makes them a target by mosquitoes. Other factors that involves why mosquitoes are attracted to you are lively skin, skin infection, and beer consumption. Before we meet again, tell me the weirdest place you've had a mosquito bite.