Are You A Mosquito Magnet? Science Says You Might Be

Mosquitoes looking for a blood meal use sensory cues like exhaled carbon dioxide, body heat and odor to find their prey. (Michael Miller/

If you feel like you’re the victim of itchy mosquito bites more often than others, it may not be all in your head.Sonja Swiger, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service entomologist, professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology and self-proclaimed mosquito magnet from ...

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