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Mosquitoes prefer to bite you? These tips keep mosquitoes away

Which people do mosquitoes like to bite? How to prevent mosquito bites effectively?

By Theresa W ChavezPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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To the annual mosquito bloodsucking "golden season", not only itching after being bitten, if not good, run into a "poison" mosquito, directly swollen to dare not believe!

Which people do mosquitoes like to bite? How to prevent mosquito bites effectively?

Do mosquitoes really bite People with Type O blood?

There is no correlation between mosquito bites and blood type.

Mosquitoes rely on carbon dioxide, heat, volatile chemicals and other factors to detect and locate their targets.

Mosquitoes can distinguish certain molecules produced by the activity of human cells, such as carbon dioxide when breathing and lactic acid when exercising vigorously. People who have more glands and breathe hard are more likely to be targets of mosquitoes.

Which people do mosquitoes bite?

People with developed sweat glands

Body odor attracts mosquitoes, especially perspiration, which they love because of the lactic acid in sweat. When a person sweats, lactic acid accumulates on the skin, continuously releasing the sour smell into the air on the warm, moist surface. This "signal" is irresistibly delicious to mosquitoes. Therefore, people who sweat a lot and perspire easily have a greater chance of being attacked by mosquitoes.

People with a lot of co2 emissions

Some people with larger lung capacity, or a faster breathing rhythm, exhale more carbon dioxide, which creates a moist, warm air about a meter above their heads that mosquitoes are more sensitive to, making it easier for them to track.

People in dark clothes

Mosquitoes like to suck their blood in low light, and during the day, when people wear dark clothing, it reflects less light, which is exactly what they want. In addition, mosquitoes prefer to bite people with high body temperatures, and dark clothing is better at absorbing heat. While black clothing is often thought to attract mosquitoes, dark denim jeans are actually the most attractive. Therefore, it is recommended to wear light-colored clothes when going out.

People who love makeup

Use perfumes, hair gels, creams and other flower-scented cosmetics to increase your chances of being bitten by mosquitoes. It is thought that most cosmetics contain chemicals that attract mosquitoes, making them more attractive to those wearing make-up than those without it.

A pregnant woman

Women are particularly attracted to mosquitoes during pregnancy, possibly because of high levels of sex hormones. The above stage of female endocrine changes, metabolism speed up, sweat often more, more stimulation and guidance to mosquitoes.

There are ways to prevent mosquitoes

Keep mosquitoes out

Be sure to check their own screen window is intact, a small hole or a small gap, will become a mosquito in and out of the channel.

Ensure the sanitation and cleanliness of sewers and floor drains

Do not keep water in POTS and pans in front and behind the house. Standing water is the best place for mosquitoes and flies to breed, so clean it up in time.

Have mosquito nets at home

Especially the family that has a baby, the mosquito net with appropriate size of mesh must be installed on its bed. Before going to bed, in the mosquito net carefully check some, drive, eliminate the mosquito inside, can let the child sleep peacefully.

Learn some tips to keep mosquitoes out

Mosquitoes bite at dawn and dusk, so it's best to avoid going outside during this time. If you go out, wear light-colored, long-sleeved clothes. At the same time, some mosquito repellent toilet water can be sprayed on the exposed skin, which can play a certain mosquito repellent effect. Especially for children, be sure to spray mosquito repellent toilet water.

Use mosquito repellent products in your home

It is relatively safe to use mosquito repellent incense or liquid repellent containing DEET. It is recommended to keep Windows open for ventilation when using to reduce the impact of deet on health. Additional, can be placed inside the bedroom the cool oil that a few boxes uncovers or balm essence, ground camphor ball, scatter inside house corner can drive mosquito. Conditional can put a flower of one or two drive mosquito in the bedroom, resemble drive mosquito grass, primroses, jasmine, azalea, drive mosquito chrysanthemum and so on.

Want to bathe

Mosquitoes are sensitive to sweat, so showering frequently in the summer to keep your skin dry will reduce your chances of getting bitten. Bath fluid adds vitamin B1, the special smell that vitamin B1 place sends out, can make mosquito keep at a distance, achieve drive mosquito prevent insect effect. Dissolve three to five pieces of vitamin B1 in water and wipe the exposed limb with a tampon dipped in the solution, which can repel mosquito bites in two days.

No matter how, summer is bitten by mosquito a few packets are unavoidable, the best way to deal with mosquito packets is cold compress, daub balm essence, stop itching in time can avoid scratching, reduce the risk of inflammation infection.

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