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    Rex Sanders
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    @rex

    In contrast to some other active threads, I just found this article from Smithsonian Magazine:

    http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/07/why-do-mosquitoes-bite-some-people-more-than-others/

    To attract mosquitoes:

    – Have Type O blood (bit twice as often as Type A)

    – Exhale more Carbon Dioxide (generally larger people)

    – Sweat a lot

    – Have large amounts of a few kinds of bacteria on your skin (vs. a diverse population)

    – "Just a single 12-ounce bottle of beer can make you more attractive – to the insects."

    – Be pregnant (attract twice as many mosquitoes)

    – Wear colors that stand out (black, dark blue, or red)

    – Lack natural repellents (some people produce natural mosquito repellents)

    – Have other genetic factors, "estimated to account for 85 percent of variability between people"

    — Rex

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    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    I'm doomed.

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    Kevin Schneringer
    BPL Member

    @slammer

    Locale: Oklahoma Flat Lands

    This seems contradictory to my long history with Mosquitos.

    Not type O

    Weigh next to nothing

    As far as I know I'm not pregnant

    Naturally attractive…..heck ya! Well that answers it.

    Etc

    I think the mosquito population is much less selective than lab test may show. Although the color thin seems to be a well known
    "Fact" with old timers, farmers and so on.

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