Why humans attract mosquitoes 15 Articles

by Ninna P

There are 3 stimuli that could help mosquitoes zone in on you. So you should be aware of these when you are going in a place where there may be a lot of mosquitoes...here they are: 1)Visual stimuli - this is important f...read more

by Poonam

Mosquitoes carry a very harmful disease called Malaria. Malaria is the best known killer disease. Many people get infected and die because of this. There are various reasons of human beings attracting mosquitoes: 1.)...read more

by Scott Heritage

Mosquitoes can be a constant pain if you are new to an area or on vacation in a hotter climate than you are used to. In some places they even carry one of the biggest worldwide killers in terms of diseases, in malaria. So ...read more

by Sarah Zahid

Research says that every body including animals's skin produce chemicals.These chemicals are the mixture of different compounds. These mixture produce ordour .This ordour is different in different people. And these chemica...read more

by Nisha Danny

Mosquitoes might have caused sleepless nights to many especially in developing countries.The city were i grew up,is a place where mosquitoes breed faster than you can imagine.The number of mosquitoes biting you will be sim...read more

by Selly Lee

The mossies.. mosquitoes bites on human and other warm blooded mammals as these insects have sensors that can sense heat within few hundreds meters away. THey also have strong affinity for carbondioxide which is given out ...read more

by Karen Hayoun

Mosquitoes can smell from pretty large distance, especially if a person sweats. So when you sweat they smell you and come for a bite, if you have high blood sugar than you are probably the kind of person that gets bitten a...read more

by Kathy Lang

Since it is carbon dioxide that attracts the female mosquito, and since you have to breath, here are some ideas to help avoid the pesky ladies. 1. Use unscented products (such as hairspray) and don't wear perfume or co...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Various species of mosquitos, look for blood od big animals and this is made by the femeles to feed the eggs that they're going to lay. To find its victims, the mosquito is attracted by the the typical smells of our body....read more

by Gwen Stewart

The bloodsucking little human Termites have struck again! 45 times last night! I have to stay out of those places! For some reason these little human termites loves to bite me! I've asked the doctor(s) (and there have ...read more

by Sumaira Arshi

It is a misnomer,that mosquitos are attracted more to humans.As a matter of fact there staple diet is blood,and it need not to be of humans only.They crave for blood whether it is of humans or animals.Thats another matter ...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

This is rule of nature that mosquitoes feed on human blood. They need to suck human blood for survival. There are many species of mosquitoes, which thrive on plant juices. There is no scientific evidence behind the factors...read more

by Dr Nash

Humans do attract mosquitoes. The significance of this statement is profound: 1)Mosquitoes not only bite for the requirement of blood of mammals but they show a specialized attracted behavior too, which is not well unde...read more

by Meaghan Louise Aitchison

There are lots of myths and old wives tails about deterring these little blood suckers.Eating garlic, eucalyptus oil,growing horehound at the back and front door and rubbing pennyroyal on your skin are just a few.One of th...read more

by Dr. Awsome

We are beacons that are constantly attrating the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes, like ourselves, have senses that lead them to food and in this case the food is our blood. The main senses they use are SIGHT, SMELL and SOUND. We a...read more