Why are some people more prone to mosquito bites than others?

Jessie4646a

It might be because they blood tasts diffrent or smells nicer. And did you know it's the female mosquito that sucks a tiny bit of blood and eats it? Male mosquitos don't eat blood. Jul 08 07, 1:47 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

I had my spleen removed in 1984. Been bit two, maybe three times since. I can literally watch a Mosquito land on my arm, plod around, then fly on away without a bite! Jul 08 07, 3:47 AM

Arpeggionist

Different blood types, different blood temperatures, different diet, different processing of CO2 by the respiratory system (mosquitos and other winged insects find the CO2 mammals exhale), different overall temperature of the body (another way of attracting mosquitos). Sleeping fully clothed and with a fan working nearby greatly decreases the risk of being bitten by a mosquito. (I say this from personal experience.) Having a beard also doesn't hurt. Jul 08 07, 7:33 AM

zbeckabee

Some people naturally produce mosquito repellents. John Pickett of Rothamsted Research in Harpenden in the UK -- His team first identified people who are less likely to be bitten by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can transmit yellow fever. Pickett's colleague James Logan then collected whole-body odours from these individuals and isolated the most potent repellents with the help of a Y-shaped apparatus that gives mosquitoes the choice of flying towards or away from odours. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18524835.400-why-a-lucky-few-escape-bug-bites.html Jul 08 07, 10:21 AM