{"id":10009,"date":"2016-07-12T19:26:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T19:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2016-07-12T19:26:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T19:26:55","slug":"why-mosquitoes-are-attracted-to-beer-drinkers-pregnant-women-those-who-sweat-profusely-and-people-with-type-o-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10009","title":{"rendered":"Why mosquitoes are attracted to beer drinkers, pregnant women, those who sweat profusely and people with type O blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9311&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Ever notice\u00a0how\u00a0mosquitoes seem to frantically feast on some folks\u00a0while ignoring others?\u00a0It&#8217;s not just your imagination, says\u00a0entomologist Joseph M.\u00a0Conlon, a technical advisor to\u00a0the American Mosquito Control Association. &#8220;There is no question that some individuals are more attractive to mosquitoes due to chemicals they secrete from their skin and from their particular skin flora.&#8221; We talked with experts to learn more about the biological factors that can\u00a0turn a person into skeeter bait. If the little buggers happen to find you irresistible, here are five possible reasons why:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ym_1062925358382561681\" class=\"ym\">\u00a0Female mosquitoes\u00a0(the kind that bite) have a thing for carbon dioxide. Special nerve receptors help them detect the gas in the environment. What does that have to do with your baby bump? A 2002 study published in\u00a0<em>The Lancet <\/em>found that women in the later stages of pregnancy (with a mean gestational age of 28 weeks)\u00a0exhale 21% more CO2 than their\u00a0non-pregnant peers. The researchers\u00a0speculated that this\u00a0physiological difference could help explain why the pregnant women who participated\u00a0in their experiments\u00a0attracted twice as many mosquitoes. (Because itchy welts are\u00a0just what you need in your third trimester.)\u00a0But CO2 may not be the only reason you&#8217;re suddenly more appealing: It could also be that pregnant women emit\u00a0volatile odors that draw the insects,\u00a0says Laura Harrington, PhD, a professor in the department of entomology at Cornell University.<\/div>\n<p>If bug bites drive you nuts, you may want to take your workouts\u00a0indoors this summer. Lactic acid,\u00a0a byproduct of vigorous physical activity that&#8217;s excreted through sweat, is &#8220;indeed an attractant&#8221; for mosquitoes, according to Conlon. If you&#8217;re sweating profusely, your higher body temperature may play a\u00a0role too. Warmth becomes more attractive as mosquitoes approach a potential host, says\u00a0Conlon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BEGIN JUMIA --><a href=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsc?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.26013&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsv?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.26013&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" alt=\"NG-[C:G.Mobi,B:Tecn,Wk:2816,Dim:300X250]:Camon_C9\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- END JUMIA --><\/p>\n<p>Just like you have favorite\u00a0fro-yo\u00a0flavors, mosquitoes possess so-called landing preferences, and one of them has to do\u00a0with what\u2019s running through your veins. A study in the <em>Journal of Medical Entomology <\/em>found that\u00a0the bloodthirsty fiends\u00a0are extra\u00a0attracted to individuals\u00a0with type O blood. &#8220;Type O individuals may share a propensity for exuding certain odors that mosquitoes find attractive,&#8221; suggests\u00a0Conlon.<\/p>\n<p>Not to rain on your al fresco happy hour, but booze may lead to more bites.\u00a0A <em>PLOS ONE<\/em>\u00a0study done in West Africa on men who drank either beer or water revealed that &#8220;beer consumption consistently increased volunteers&#8217; attractiveness to mosquitoes.&#8221; Harrington pointed to another study\u2014\u200ba small experiment\u00a0done in Japan\u2014\u200bthat suggested\u00a0mosquitoes are drawn to people who have ingested alcohol. &#8220;But\u00a0how widespread that phenomenon is truly remains unclear,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Research on identical and fraternal twins\u00a0suggests that an underlying genetic mechanism may affect whether you get eaten alive in the deep woods,\u00a0or escape relatively unscathed. Scientists\u00a0from the London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine\u00a0reported that certain people produce natural mosquito\u00a0repellents, a trait that appears to be genetically controlled.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re one of the lucky individuals mosquitos <em>love<\/em>,\u00a0try\u00a0this advice from\u00a0Nora\u00a0Besansky,\u00a0PhD, a professor in the department of biological sciences at Notre Dame:\u00a0\u201cThe simplest way, albeit uncomfortable in the heat, [to avoid bites]\u00a0is to place a barrier between the skin and a day-biting mosquito\u2014\u200bthat is, long sleeves and long pants,&#8221; she explains.\u00a0\u201cEven better protection is to apply an effective mosquito repellant to such clothing.&#8221; She recommends\u00a0spraying yourself with a product that contains\u00a0DEET. For help choosing the right spray for you,\u00a0check out our list of the best mosquito repellents.<\/p>\n<p>health.com<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mosquitoes.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10010\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10010\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mosquitoes-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"Mosquitoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mosquitoes-300x113.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mosquitoes.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9619\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Alayo 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever notice\u00a0how\u00a0mosquitoes seem to frantically feast on some folks\u00a0while ignoring others?\u00a0It&#8217;s not just your imagination, says\u00a0entomologist Joseph M.\u00a0Conlon, a technical advisor to\u00a0the American Mosquito Control Association. &#8220;There is no question that some individuals are more attractive to mosquitoes due to chemicals they secrete from their skin and from their particular skin flora.&#8221; We talked with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[2324,2323],"class_list":["post-10009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-living","tag-joseph-m-conlon","tag-mosquito"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Mosquitoes.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-2Br","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10011,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10009\/revisions\/10011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}