whatdidyousay!
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good to know that my blood type is less than desirable for mosquitos
When I sweat a lot, I do tend to be a bug attractant. Not fun when I have flies buzzing around my head when riding my bike on the move, as it's extremely annoying.
Exercise and Metabolism
In addition to carbon dioxide, mosquitoes find victims at closer range by smelling the lactic acid, uric acid, ammonia and other substances expelled via their sweat, and are also attracted to people with higher body temperatures. Because strenuous exercise increases the buildup of lactic acid and heat in your body, it likely makes you stand out to the insects. Meanwhile, genetic factors influence the amount of uric acid and other substances naturally emitted by each person, making some people more easily found by mosquitos than others.
I'm A- and only about 6% (+/-) Americans has it... so I gotta be careful
When I sweat a lot, I do tend to be a bug attractant. Not fun when I have flies buzzing around my head when riding my bike on the move, as it's extremely annoying.
Something's gotta give, I'm O+ and I tend to be a skeeter magnet in NC, but not so much in FL? My dad once joked that after a few rounds of JD, those that bit me get a good dose of blood alcohol and get killed on the spot! :P
If you bathe once in awhile, you wouldn't have to worry about flies.
I shower everyday. Doesn't help much when I'm traveling long distance, and it's warm outside. Anyways, with fall on the way, I should see far less bugs in the coming weeks.