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    Ask the expert

    Aug 06, 2020 3 minutes

    Q WHY DO MOSQUITOS TARGET ME, NOT MY HUSBAND?

    A Being a mosquito magnet is often down to our genes. Studies have shown that identical twins are more likely to have similar ‘attraction’ levels than non-identical twins. It’s not clear whether this is because their body odours are also more similar, but chemicals in sweat and on our skin certainly attract mosquitos.

    They’re also attracted by the carbon dioxide we exhale. And being blood group O, drinking alcohol and having a raised

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