2006-07-07 08:27:43 · 6 answers · asked by TC 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
They are attracted to the carbon dioxide, warmth, and water vapor you exhale.
2006-07-07 08:31:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mike M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mosquitos are drawn to the warm moist heat of your body, the carbon dioxide and sweat coming out the pores in your skin. In some small degrees, the food you eat DOES indeed make a difference, albeit a slight difference.
Food can affect this 'biting' tendency to mask the scent of you in the air around you, but you'd have to eat way too much to make it useful in warding off mosquitos.
Vitamin b1 can actually ward off mosquitos but only when taken in HUGE doses. This means 2-3 times the daily amount. The excess is sloughed off through the skin and the smell is a deterrant to biting pests. The drawback is that you have a light scent of a pharmacy about you.
2006-07-07 08:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but im always the only one getting bit and its always a million times at once. i have heard that some peoples body chemistry attracts them so much bug spray isnt as effective as usual. my dad and my sis have the same prob so i think it might be hereditary.
2006-07-07 08:33:05 · answer #3 · answered by Christina R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone told me there is something that is in bananas and other foods that attracts them...
2006-07-07 08:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by emophilprof 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
body heat and carbon emissions, they are attracted to your breath and heat from your body!
2006-07-07 08:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the more u sweat the more they are attracted to u.
2006-07-07 08:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jen S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋