what attracts moquitos?

Answer 1

Blue color and body heat

Answer 2

If you want them to stop breeding, get rid of all water build ups. They breed in water. If you cannot, add small amount of bleach or a commercial tablet to the water. If you want to keep them off your body reduce perfume smells, such as skin creams. And of course exposed skin is a big attraction. Stay covered. There are certain plants that you can grow to keep them out of your yard. Just type in mosquito repellent plants.

Answer 3

Moonlight walks on the beach, good wine, bright colors, the flames dancing around a couple of logs in the fireplace... basically the same things that attract humans.

Answer 4

While researchers have yet to pinpoint what mosquitoes consider an ideal hunk of human flesh, the hunt is on. "There's a tremendous amount of research being conducted on what compounds and odors people exude that might be attractive to mosquitoes," says Joe Conlon, PhD, technical advisor to the American Mosquito Control Association. With 400 different compounds to examine, it's an extremely laborious process. "Researchers are just beginning to scratch the surface," he says.

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. These people 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.

But the process of attraction begins long before the landing. Mosquitoes can smell their dinner from an impressive distance of up to 50 meters, explains Edman. This doesn't bode well for people who emit large quantities of carbon dioxide.

"Any type of carbon dioxide is attractive, even over a long distance," Conlon says. Larger people tend to give off more carbon dioxide, which is why mosquitoes typically prefer munching on adults to small children. Pregnant women are also at increased risk, as they produce a greater-than-normal amount of exhaled carbon dioxide. Movement and heat also attract mosquitoes.

So if you want to avoid an onslaught of mosquito bites at your next outdoor gathering, stake out a chaise lounge rather than a spot on the volleyball team. Here's why. As you run around the volleyball court, the mosquitoes sense your movement and head toward you. When you pant from exertion, the smell of carbon dioxide from your heavy breathing draws them closer. So does the lactic acid pouring from your sweat glands. And then -- gotcha.

Answer 5

It's all been said. However if you want to prevent getting them in the first place, make sure there is no water hanging around mozzzies can lay 200 eggs in 1 teaspoon of water. Freaky isn't it.

Answer 6

Body heat, and rhythm of the heart beat

Answer 7

Body warmth and a lack of Vitamin B.

Answer 8

Body heat and phemerones given off by your body. Eat garlic and they won't come near you.

Answer 9

Cher

Answer 10

they are attracted to the carbon dioxide in your breath.