Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than other

Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than other

Not being attractive can be a sad thing but not being attractive to the mosquitoes is a blessing. However, the phenomenon which makes mosquitoes interested in biting some people more than others have made researchers busy. Mosquito bites can do a great lot of harm by spreading dangerous disease like malaria. The people who seem to attract more mosquito bites are more likely to fall prey to this dangerous disease. Only the female mosquitoes bite people and suck blood for the purpose of reproduction. According to scientific discoveries, the female mosquito collects protein from blood and lays eggs with the help of that protein.

Read more

Why do mosquitoes bite

Why do mosquitoes bite

Ever wondered why the tiny and irritating mosquitoes try to bite you and come back to seat on an open portion of your body surface every time you vigorously shoo them away? Well though we generalize biting as a common mosquito trait only the female population bites us. The men have no part in the biting rituals. Mosquitoes depend on the nectar of plants for food. Male mosquitoes are incapable of laying eggs and that is why they don’t need blood but female mosquitoes require blood proteins and they bite to get the blood for reproduction.

Read more