Answers to every possible mosquito question
Is it my fault that I get bit a lot?
In some ways.
Only females mosquitoes "bite" us, right? Is this heteronormativity?
They use our amino acids to help them lay eggs. It's not a social construct. Our blood isn't mosquito food or money.
The traditional understanding is that carbon dioxide is what draws mosquitoes to us. Smithsonian
summed up other research recently, which, if I were to condense into
one sentence of advice: Don't have type O blood, don't be a large
person, don't exhale, don't exercise, don't get hot, don't be pregnant,
don't drink even one beer,
don't have parents who got a lot of mosquito bites when they were your
age, and don't wear bright clothing or otherwise call attention to
yourself.
The American Mosquito Control Association would add that
you should avoid Limburger cheese and perfume. Bananas are just a
rumor.
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