The fact that mosquitoes attack some people in packs and almost ignore others makes us wonder what attracts bloodsuckers. Females use all their receptors to detect prey. But by what principle do they choose their victim? There is also an opinion that insects treat people with different blood composition in different ways. To determine which blood type mosquitoes love, you will have to study the features and groups a bit and find their differences.
Classification Features
The scientist Karl Landstein was able to prove the scientific fact that human blood is different, back in 1901. He came up with his own classification, which today is already presented in a slightly different form.
Each species differs in the content of a special antigen. Representatives of the first one do not have it at all. The second is characterized by the presence of protein in certain categories. All these features determine the physical parameters of the biological fluid that mosquito females hunt for. Also, the classification is distinguished by a set of other substances that determine the parameters of biological fluid.
To obtain reliable information and answer the question of what kind of blood mosquitoes love and which kind not, a lot of experiments were carried out with ordinary people in different parts of the world.
Most beloved
To confirm the fact that mosquito females really fly to the blood group, numerous studies have been conducted. They were attended by a variety of people who had different blood counts. As a result, most bloodsuckers bit the carriers of the first category.
This is the most delicious blood for mosquitoes. Proteins are completely absent in it and this fact plays a role in its consistency. In it, red blood cells have a smoother surface.
On a note!
It is also noted that the most attractive are people with the first group and a negative Rh factor. Mosquitoes and blood type number one, but with positive Rhesus disease - no less frequent union. But experiments have shown less interest in bloodsuckers to positive Rhesus than to negative.
Also, insects often bite "second-graders." They were a little less mosquito bitesthan on the owners of the first. But the fact that mosquitoes initially fly precisely in order to feast on the first group has been repeatedly confirmed.
What type of blood do not like and why
Less often, the owners of the third and fourth groups are attacked by bloodsuckers. When the people of the first and fourth were sent for a walk, then the second showed almost no bite marks. At the same time, there were a lot of other bites.
On a note!
Mosquitoes do not bite people with a third. They will choose them last. Therefore, if you go for a walk with your friends “first-graders”, then you can significantly save on repellents.
More accurate and verified information, why mosquitoes do not bite all people, scientists can’t provide.
What else beckons the bloodsuckers
Some other factors can also attract bloodsuckers. Moshkara and mosquitoes find their prey by such indicators:
- The amount of carbon dioxide. It is secreted by a person during breathing.Especially this opportunity is used by insects at night when people rest.
- The smell of sweat. Attracts bloodsuckers at very large distances. The more a person sweats, the more insects he can attract. This confirms that trying to escape from a mosquito flock is simply futile. During activity, the sweat glands will work more intensively and the victim will become more vulnerable.
On a note!
Of great importance is the color of clothes. Therefore, going to nature,
it is better to give preference to things of lighter shades. Insects are also preferred by people who have consumed alcohol or bananas. It is not recommended to use citrus and flower perfumes in nature, they will also be able to attract bloodsuckers.
Thus, mosquitoes and midges really prefer to drink blood, in which there are no antibodies of both types, but this does not mean that severe hunger will prevent them from biting a person with any other. Also, numerous other factors contribute to the fact that some people are more attractive to insects, while others are almost not interesting. Scientists have failed to scientifically substantiate this fact.