Mosquitoes don't like everybody's blood.
By bhanusb
@bhanusb (5709)
India
September 2, 2009 11:27am CST
We think mosquitoes suck every body's blood. But it's not true.If you are one of those people whom mosquitoes tend to favor,may be it's because you aren't sufficiently stressed-out. James Logan a researcher of Rothamasted says,'Mosquitoes fly through an aerial soup of chemicals,but can home on those that draw them to humans.' But when the combination human odors
is wrong he says,'the mosquito falls to recognize the signal of a potential blood meal.'
8 responses
@VANILLAREY (1470)
• India
2 Sep 09
I had read that mosquitoes are attracted to some deodorants and after shave lotions. We used joke that mosquitoes prefer blood of people who eat plenty of sweets.
Lots of sweets = sweet blood 
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@taztheone (1721)
• India
4 Sep 09
Ya its true that mosquitoes wont bite every one. The bite depending on the smell & that's the reason behind mosquito bite repellents currently available on the market which work on much the same principle.Some mosquito bite repellents are plant-based in odor, causing the mosquito to sense that the wearer is a plant and look elsewhere for food!! Also eating some food also cause the secretion of such a smell so that mosquitoes won't bite us.
Happy Lotting
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
2 Sep 09
So if they skip a meal on me does that mean I am not stressed enough? 
This summer I have had only one bite and that is very unusual. I didn't put anything to stop them biting me but they somehow seem to have preferred others.
Oh, I'm not complaining and I shall try and stay stress free next year too
This summer I have had only one bite and that is very unusual. I didn't put anything to stop them biting me but they somehow seem to have preferred others.
Oh, I'm not complaining and I shall try and stay stress free next year too @bhanusb (5709)
• India
3 Sep 09
Keep you free from stress. I hope next summer you will get zero bite. Mosquitoes are friendly to you.
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
3 Sep 09
Unless they get too close I am friendly with them too.
But each year they are getting bigger and bigger -
they look like helicopters now! 
@savypat (20216)
• United States
3 Sep 09
We stop eating bananas around April and don't take them up again until the first hard freeze, The mosquitoes don't like us nearly as much as they use to.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
4 Sep 09
Yes eating bananas seems to put something in our blood that the mosquitoes really like, by not eating them we are not as tasty.
@Little_Boy (448)
• India
4 Sep 09
Ha ha ha! Very good information! Till today I did not know this unknown truth! 
I am very curious to know if Mr. Or Miss mosquito likes to pump out your or my aunty's blood? Hu? If mosquito likes both of you then please do not forget to use mosquito coil.
I am very curious to know if Mr. Or Miss mosquito likes to pump out your or my aunty's blood? Hu? If mosquito likes both of you then please do not forget to use mosquito coil.
@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
11 Sep 09
So you are saying that in this instance it is better to be stressed-out than stress-free? Well, I guess it is true that you can really find something positive in almost everything. I guess I shouldn't complain so much about being stressed now - lol!
@worldbestwriter2008 (1633)
• Philippines
5 Sep 09
No, mosquitoes don't choose blood..it suck anyone it likes i myself experience this...so means to say mosquitoes love my blood...i really hate mosquitoes because it make me thin..before i am healthy..when i do not yet experience this mosquito bite..now due to this bite..i got rushes all over my hand..my before flowless skin became rough..and i tried to used lotion against mosquito right now..
