2006-06-20 11:57:01 · 16 answers · asked by ? 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
I don't know the answer...but I would really like to find out. I haven't been bit by a mosquito in about 7 or 8 years. Even when everyone around me is getting bitten up...they won't touch me at all. Another thing that I think might be related....I can't wear any kind of silver or gold jewelry. It eventually desinagrates right off of my body if I do...without fail. I've asked doctors about this, but no one can give me a solid answer. I'm figuring there's some serious chemical thing going on within my body that causes me to weaken precious metals and keep mosquitos away.
2006-06-20 13:44:01 · answer #1 · answered by pet stylist 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know I have heard many explanations for this one, but one thing that I have personally noticed is that I eat bananas (probably more bananas than any person in my whole family) and mosquitoes just absolutely love me!!! I like to use the Bug Guard from Avon, they leave me alone, but I truly believe that a person's diet has a lot to do with what attracts them. Also body heat, the hotter someone is the more they are attracted to them, you ever try playing volleyball out in the country? You get ate up by mosquitoes. Also mosquitoes hate my Mom, they never... I'm sorry very rarely bite her, same with fleas, and she takes a lot of herbs.
2006-06-20 13:19:37 · answer #2 · answered by iluvmyduckies05 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists do know that genetics account for a whopping 85% of our susceptibility to mosquito bites. They've also identified certain elements of our body chemistry that, when found in excess on the skin's surface, make mosquitoes swarm closer.
"People with high concentrations of steroids or cholesterol on their skin surface attract mosquitoes," Butler tells WebMD. That doesn't necessarily mean that mosquitoes prey on people with higher overall levels of cholesterol, Butler explains. They simply may be more efficient at processing cholesterol, the byproducts of which remain on the skin's surface.
Mosquitoes also target people who produce excess amounts of certain acids, such as uric acid, explains entomologist John Edman, PhD, spokesman for the Entomological Society of America. These substances can trigger the mosquitoes' olfactory sensations, or sense of smell, causing them to launch their "landing" onto unsuspecting victims.
2006-06-24 15:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by splurge_munki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some one told me mosquitoes no when people have sweet blood and the like it and want to bite the person again. Cause i get bit when ever a mos. around.
2006-06-20 12:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by De 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that mosquitoes like different blood types better than others.
2006-06-20 12:00:21 · answer #5 · answered by Jozef 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mum has the same luck. Apparently certain blood is poisonous to mosquitoes. They can detect this through smell and will not attack these.
2006-06-21 08:22:32 · answer #6 · answered by lexxie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always wondered this, because my sister will get nailed big time and I won't. I believe, without really knowing, that it is body chemistry - my mom used to say that they can smell the sugar in our blood. I doubt this, but at the time it seemed reasonable. Might be more related to perfumes or deodorants that they can sense.
2006-06-20 12:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink Guinness the mosquitoes hate it in the blood, also garlic is good for keeping the at bay
2006-06-23 02:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by bles28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they probable eat garlic, which gets into the blood stream, mosquitoes hate that
2006-06-22 18:09:39 · answer #9 · answered by watergraymutt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i heard they go for people who have a higher sugar level in their blood.
i have been told that avons skin so soft cream is good for repelling mosquitoes.
2006-06-20 12:10:15 · answer #10 · answered by baldyhugsblues 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋