Do YOU get eaten alive by mosquitoes? The simple ways to tell if you’re top of the winged terrors’ hit list
Blood type, your weight, the colour of your clothes even drinking beer can put you firmly in the sights of a mozzie
SUMMER'S here but it's not all long warm nights and fun in the sun.
For millions, the hot weather means endless itching and scratching - no, not hayfever but that other warm weather pest, the mosquito.
Most people will be able to tell you straight away if they sit in the "bitten alive" camp or "not bothered by them".
But, why DO mozzies make a beeline for some, but miss out other more fortunate folk on their quest for food?
One in 10 people are highly tasty to the winged terrors, but it's not just dinner they're seeking out.
Female mosquitoes - boys don't bite - need human blood to develop fertile eggs.
And not just anyone will do.
There are a number of things that increase your risk of getting munched on, some you can help but others you can't...
1. THE TASTE OF YOU
Given mosquitoes bite us to harvest our blood, it seems a sensible place to start.
The fact of the matter is this, the winged pests are more partial to certain blood types than others.
So chances are if a family member is ravaged by the pests, you might be too.
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