i am one sweet-tasting mama

[fflo]

to mosquitoes, that is

do they like you?

[Poll #739998]

Comments

[homovegetarian.livejournal.com]

there is actually a difference in how much a person is bitten by mosq. can't speak to other bugs, but a savory or spicy diet will keep them away, while a sweeter one makes you dessert. i suspect this is my problem as i eat little in the way of onions and garlic, but am rather a fan of fruits & sweets.

also the closer your blood is to the surface -- those who are easily flushed or overheated also attract them. that's why slapping at them is bad, it brings more blood to the surface.

in my experience, i'm usually the only one who will have 16 or 17 bites, while everyone else has four or five. no one is happy, but i'm the only whose face swelled shut.

[shmizla.livejournal.com]

ditto -- both my sister and i have entire clusters of bites around places where blood vessels converge. she has entire patches inches wide in diameter around the epicenters. quite gruesome during the summertime.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

So it's true what they say about garlic fending off vampires?

Well, my blood sugar is on the high side, but it's also true that I add garlic powder to practically every meal.

I think it's really largely a matter of not getting out enough, though.