What blood type do mosquitoes like? The fastest way to reduce swelling and stop itching after a bite

Every April, mosquitoes start to come out and become active, especially at night, often circling around people and then sucking blood, and once bitten by a mosquito, the wound becomes red, swollen and itchy, which is very uncomfortable, so what blood type do mosquitoes like? What is the fastest way to reduce swelling and stop itching after being bitten?

I. Introduction to mosquitoes:

1. What are mosquitoes afraid of?

Mosquitoes are afraid of plants such as night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum), lavender, pitcher plants, mint, geranium, orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata), Venus flytrap, mosquito repellent grass, and lantana. These plants all give off a distinctive scent, and mosquitoes will be driven away once they smell it. Usually these plants can be grown on a balcony, and mosquitoes will avoid the area.

2. How long do mosquitoes live?

From egg, larva, pupa to adult, if environmental factors are excluded, such as being swatted to death or sprayed to death with insecticide, male mosquitoes can live 7-10 days, and mosquitoes in the laboratory can live 1-2 months. Female mosquitoes generally can live 1-2 months, and in the laboratory may live up to 4 months. Exactly how long they can live is related to the species of mosquito and the environment. For common mosquitoes in general, the egg stage is 1-2 days, the larval stage is 5-7 days, the pupal stage is 2-3 days, and from adult emergence to blood feeding and egg laying is 3-7 days.

II. What blood type do mosquitoes like?

Mosquitoes do not bite people according to blood type, but rather like the following types of people. If you are one of them, then no matter what blood type you are, mosquitoes will follow you to suck your blood.

1. Mosquitoes like people with well-developed sweat glands and high body temperature: Starting in April, the weather gradually gets hotter, people tend to sweat, and the acidity in the blood also increases accordingly. Mosquitoes are very sensitive to temperature, and will notice even a slight temperature difference immediately, at which point they will follow the smell of sweat to find you.

2. Mosquitoes like people who are tired or breathe at a faster rate: Mosquitoes rely on smell to find food, and the small antennae on their bodies can sense substances such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid. The carbon dioxide released when a person exhales can be detected by mosquitoes from more than 15 m away, so if you have just done sports or physical labor, mosquitoes will be attracted over.

3. Mosquitoes like people who wear dark clothing: because black is the first choice for mosquito attacks; for example, Aedes mosquitoes (also called flower mosquitoes) most like to land on black clothing. Next are blue, red, green, etc.; mosquitoes do not like to bite people wearing white clothing. Similarly, mosquitoes like to bite people with darker skin or reddish skin.

4. Mosquitoes like people with fast metabolism: Generally speaking, men attract mosquitoes more than women, young people more than the elderly, and healthy people more than sick people, because there are more secretions on the skin surface. Women also attract mosquitoes more during menstruation because their secretions change. Mosquitoes have “feeding tendency”; this is not because, as people imagine, certain people have delicate skin or sweet blood that attracts mosquitoes. The main reason is that certain odors on their bodies attract mosquitoes.

5. Mosquitoes like pregnant women: Pregnant women are especially prone to attracting mosquitoes. A U.S. medical study showed that pregnant women are particularly attractive to mosquitoes, and their chance of being bitten by mosquitoes is twice as high as that of other women.

III. What is the fastest way to reduce swelling and stop itching after being bitten by a mosquito?

After being bitten by a mosquito, the bitten area will immediately turn red and a bump will appear. It is very itchy, and the more you scratch, the itchier it gets, which is very annoying. If you are bitten while sleeping at night, you may even be unable to fall asleep, so after being bitten, do not keep scratching. You can use the following methods to reduce swelling and stop itching:

Method 1: Apply soapy water. After being bitten by a mosquito, you can apply some soapy water to the bitten area, and after rubbing it repeatedly for a while it stops itching, and the red swelling also goes away. Alternatively, you can apply some alkaline water such as ammonia water, which can also quickly reduce swelling and stop itching.

Method 2: Apply essential balm, floral water, etc. If bitten by a mosquito, you can apply some essential balm or floral water to the bitten area, and it will stop itching, and it feels a bit cool and very comfortable. However, if the bite is near the eyes, it is best to endure it to avoid discomfort in the eyes after applying.

Method 3: Apply salt water. After being bitten by a mosquito, you can apply some salt water to the bitten area, and after a while the swelling will soften and it will stop itching.

Method 4: Use garlic. After being bitten by a mosquito, you can cut a garlic clove open and then apply the cut surface to the bitten area, and after a while it will stop itching.

Overall, mosquitoes do not prefer people of a certain blood type, but rather people who have body odor from sweat, high body temperature, and fast metabolism. Once it finds you, it will circle around you. Once bitten by a mosquito, do not scratch the wound; as much as possible just apply soapy water, essential balm, salt water, etc. Generally, when going out at night, you can spray some floral water in advance, and then mosquitoes will not come to bite you.