Aug 7, 2020
Why are mosquitos more attracted to some people than others? Mosquitos in general find their prey by sensing the carbon dioxide humans and animals produce when they exhale. Mosquitos can lock onto a carbon dioxide emission from over 50 meters away.
Recent studies have shown that mosquitos or gallinippers are also more attracted to people with type O blood. However, the most important variable that determines if a mosquito prefers you to someone else is the scent of the chemical compounds produced by microbes and bacteria that live on our skin. That’s why insect repellants that use DEET are the most effective for masking the smell of our skin.
What’s a word for the fear of itching? Pruritophobia!
The real question is, “Why didn’t Noah just swat those two mosquitos in the first place?”