20-09-2016, 12:36 AM
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Re: Insect Bites
Originally Posted by Rachel
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Hmmmm ... unsure about that.I once came in from the garden feeling that someting was biting me ... took off all my clothes and found a bee inside my shirt !
I have, in the past, worn thick denim jeans, socks and wellies so OH and I could enjoy an evening sitting in the garden.
Probably not a pretty sight
Eeeeeeeeek ... blinkin mosquito managed to stick its probe right through my jeans and into my knee.
OUCH !
Look at this. The little blighters even know what blood group we are! They also like the taste of pregnant women - NO I'm not
-Blood type
It’s all about the blood for mosquitoes; well that and nectar. Adult mosquitoes survive on nectar for nourishment, but females rely on the protein in our blood for the production of eggs. So it’s little surprise that some blood types may be more desirable than others. Research has found, in fact, that people with Type O blood are found to be twice as attractive to mosquitoes than those with Type A blood; Type B people were in the middle. In addition, 85 percent of people produce a secretion that signals what blood type they are; mosquitoes are drawn to those 85 percent more than the non-secretors, regardless of blood type.
I used to get bitten ever so bad a few years ago when I was near my pond in the evening. Had to go docs with one bite that went hard and poisonous.
I guess some of us are just tastier than others - it's a cross we have to bear.
22-09-2016, 07:35 AM
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Re: Insect Bites
Originally Posted by Morticia
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Mups the mind boggles. When cleaning I used to get bitten by fleas in a house I did, it was the flippin Managing directors house too! I used to tuck my jean legs in big socks and even considered wearing bicycle clips.
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