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Dilyan
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Dilyan asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 1 decade ago

Are the people of some blood types more attractive to mosquitoes?

we had a conversation among friends, sharing stories about trips and two people were complaining that mosquitoes really love them. Both are the same blood group type. Is there a correlation between the blood type and the level of attracting mosquitoes

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  • vicky
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    no its the pheromones that people emit that attract mosquitos to those people

    For years people have known about animal attraction. Perfume and cologne are the primary "weapons of choice" many use to attract the opposite sex.

    But we don't need to do anything to attract insects. We give off hundreds, maybe thousands, of natural scents that bugs, particularly mosquitoes, just love.

    "So far, we have found more than 340 different chemical scents produced by human skin, and some of these attract mosquitoes," says ARS chemist Ulrich R. Bernier.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know the scientific reason behind it if there is any but i have seen so many people complaining that the mosquitos like them more than their friends. this is an intresting topic for research. it is possible that their may be a correlation.

  • 1 decade ago

    Blood groups has nothing with mosquitoes attraction. They are repelled or attracted by oder. The type of perfume you are using or the smell of you sweat if you are not using perfume.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't know waht blood type I am, but I am always the one to be eaten alive, much more so than others when comparing. I'm allergic to perfumes, so I do not use any, and not even dryer sheets! So it wouldn't have to do with that. I've always been told its because I'm so sweet...but a blood type answer might be more effective!

  • 1 decade ago

    Mosquitos also track people by following the plumes of CO2 that people exhale.

  • 1 decade ago

    I was told if you eat a lot of sugary stuff, your blood will become more attractive to mosqitoes,

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