Here’s Why Mosquitoes Are More Attracted to You, According to Insect Experts
have something to do with your blood type.
There’s some evidence that mosquitoes are drawn more to people with type O blood than those with A or B blood, Pereira says. An older study published in the found that mosquitoes landed on people with type O blood 83% of the time, but were only attracted to those with type A blood 46.5% of the time, but more research is needed to understand why.Remember those flowers mosquitoes like to eat? If you’re wearing a fragrance that smells like one, it’s more likely to attract them, Walker says. Skip the perfume or cologne if you’re going to be spending a ton of time outside—and be mindful of any fragrances in your skincare products .
, there are plenty of other factors that are out of your control. “It’s not like you can stop breathing to try to avoid mosquitoes,” Walker points out.
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