Scientists have found out why mosquitoes bite some people more often than others.

These conclusions were made by American scientists after experiments involving 64 people. The researchers placed nylon sleeves on volunteers' arms for six hours to collect volatile skin samples. Then these sleeves were placed in pairs in a chamber with mosquitoes - at the same time there were samples of two different people in it. The scientists observed which fabric would attract insects. It turned out - the one on which there are more carboxylic acids. Moreover, the leading sample was a hundred times more interesting for mosquitoes than the outsider of the list. The experiment was repeated a few months later. Some of the volunteers changed their skin care products during this time, but the attractiveness rating of their nylon sleeves for mosquitoes remained the same.