The Worst Food And Drink To Consume If You Hate Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes really do have favourites, even though they’re probably not as fussed as you think by your blood type. 

Some research has shown, for instance, that mosquitoes prefer pregnant people. 

That’s probably partly because they emit more carbon dioxide, which we know mozzies love, than non-pregnant people.

And as it turns out, how we eat and drink might matter too. 

Mosquitoes love bananas and beer

Beer drinkers are 44% more likely to attract mosquitoes, a 2025 paper found. 

The research, which was conducted at a festival,

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