2-TG 🦟 Why Mosquitoes Are Attracted to You More Than Others

1. Your Body Odor (Skin Chemistry)

• Mosquitoes are highly sensitive to chemical cuesin sweat and skin oils.
• People naturally produce different levels of lactic acid, ammonia, uric acid, and other compounds.
• Some individuals emit a scent that mimics the mosquito’s ideal target.
• The more attractive your skin microbiome(bacteria on your skin), the more mosquitoes you’ll attract.

👉 Fun fact: Scientists have found that some people’s skin produces a chemical combo that repels mosquitoes — but only a lucky few.

2. Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Output

• Mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxidefrom as far as20 meters (65 feet).
• The more CO₂ you exhale, the more likely they are to track you down.
• Larger people, pregnant women, and those doing physical activity exhalemore CO₂and are thus easier to find.

3. Body Heat and Sweat

• Mosquitoes are attracted to heat and moisture.
• When you’re hot or sweaty, you’re like a glowing target for them.
• Exercise or being in humid weather increases your chances of being bitten.

4. Clothing Color

• Mosquitoes use vision and movementto detect their targets.
• Wearing dark colors like black, navy blue, or redmakes you easier to spot.
• Light-colored clothing (white, beige, light gray) is less attractive to them.

5. Blood Type

• Studies suggest that mosquitoes are twice as likelyto land on people withType O bloodthan those with Type A.
• Type B falls somewhere in the middle.
• Mosquitoes may be able to sense your blood type through chemical markers on your skin.

6. Alcohol Consumption

• Drinking alcohol, especially beer, increases your body temperature and skin chemical output.
• This can make you more appealing to mosquitoes.

7. Pregnancy

• Pregnant women attract twice as many mosquitoes.
• This is due to higher CO₂ levels, elevated body temperature, and increased blood flow.

🛡️ What You Can Do About It

• Use repellentswith DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.
• Wear light-colored, long-sleeved clothing.
• Avoid exercise or alcoholoutdoors in mosquito-heavy areas.
• Use fans— mosquitoes are weak fliers and hate moving air.
• Stay away from standing water, where mosquitoes lay eggs.

Mosquitoes are drawn to certain people due to a mix of body chemistry, heat, CO₂ output, blood type, and even what you wear or drink. If they seem to “go straight for you,” it’s likely you’re emitting the perfect combination of attractants — unfortunately for you!