Every human being might be a target for the female mosquito’s search. Yet some of us get bit significantly more frequently than others. It’s possible that the secret lies beneath our very own skin.

This is the reason why researchers set out to investigate the leading theory to explain varied mosquito attraction. Their study suggests that this is because of how skin bacteria affect how different people smell.

A study shows that fatty acids from the skin may make a strong scent that mosquitoes can’t stay away from.

Key facts!

• In the three-year study, eight people were asked to wear nylon stockings over their forearms for six hours a day.
• They did this over and over again for several days.
• Over the next few years, the researchers held a “tournament” in which they put the nylons up against each other in all possible ways.
• The scientists used a device with two tubes that ended in boxes that held a stocking at each end.
• They put disease-causing mosquitoes in the main chamber of the device.
• The bugs flew down the tubes and landed on one of the two nylons.
• The most appealing person for the mosquitoes was 100 times more appealing than the least appealing person.
• The experts observed that the disease-causing mosquitoes flew towards individuals whose skin produced substantially higher quantities of fatty acids.
• The team investigated the conclusion of their study with additional volunteers.
• They found that if the participants were a mosquito magnet, they remained a mosquito magnet.
• Experts feel that this study may encourage researchers to investigate additional mosquito species.
• It would be incredibly amazing to find out if this has a global effect,” the lead researcher stated. 

“Virtual High School” on YouTube shows us how mosquitoes bite.

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