1. People with type O blood tend to attract more mosquitoes than people with other blood types.
2. Malaria1 carrying mosquitoes were attracted to pregnant women twice as much as non-pregnant women in a study. In light of Zika's link to birth defects, this finding is particularly concerning.
3. In a small study, researchers found mosquitoes liked people who had drank a beer more than their sober counterparts.
4. Some people's bodies emit attractant compounds, while others emit repellent compounds. It's unclear why or how this works, though researchers have tried to isolate2 the chemicals to use them for mosquito traps or natural
