Why do some people get mosquito bites more than others?

Mosquitoes prefer people with type A blood. It's their heroin and they will bypass people with B or O to get to someone with A.

The same thing happens to me!! I don't really know why but I guess maybe because our blood is sweeter...my bites are a lot bigger too...they get even bigger if you scratch them a lot. To stop the itching just put some Benadryl (Diphenhydramine.) It really helps the itch. Okay here, I did a Google search: Scientific research has shown that if you are frequently bitten by mosquitoes, it is because of the smell you give off. Mosquitoes are attracted to the smells of certain people. If a person is rarely bitten, then his or her body gives off a smell that masks the scent that attracts mosquitoes. The body's masking odors act like a natural repellent to mosquitoes. People who are bitten less frequently, or not at all, emit chemicals that repel mosquitoes. Mosquitoes recognize these smells as something they would not like to feast on and fly to someone else. Recent research has been undertaken to narrow down the smells that are attractive and repellent to mosquitoes. The research was at first described as similar to looking for a needle in a haystack, but scientists have since managed to track down and identify around 30 chemical compounds out of 300 that can protect people. The mosquito bite repellents currently available on the market work on much the same principle. They mask the attractive body odor that mosquitoes like. Some mosquito bite repellents are plant-based in odor, causing the mosquito to sense that the wearer is a plant and look elsewhere for its food.

Okay so I'm guessing that maybe pufume, deoderent, hairspray, anything. But what the paragraph is saying sounds like just they way people smell...and about getting bug spray all over your toddler i dont' think there's anything you can do about that...good luck!

It's nothing to do with blood type, it is mostly to do with how you perspire. You actually perspire carbon dioxide and lactic acid. When they are mixed and depending on how they mix it can attract mosquitoes. That' why some people attract them more than others its just down to the mix you give out personally.

The other thing that attracts them is your breath, you breath out carbon dioxide and a substance called octenol which also attracts mosquitoes. You can't do anything about these or the fact they pick up on body temperature, moisture and movement.

But they don't like light coloured clothes, wear white and it puts them off, you can also cover up and use insect repellents that are natural like lemon eucalyptus based ones.

The best cream I know of is Gold Bond anti-itch for treatment, Hope that helps.

I have the same problem and my blood type is O-. I also read that it had a lot to do with the scent one gives off (natural scent, not perfumes or shampoo). My husband rarely, if ever, gets bit.