the more obvious you are, the more mosquitoes are attracted to you, for example, sweat and bacteria on one’s skin increases odor, which brings the mosquito running or flying towards us. mosquitoes are attracted to higher temperatures, if you are generating heat, mosquitoes will be drawn to you. they feed on blood, mosquitoes are born with eyes that are able to pick up thermal sensory information, meaning they detect body heat. that’s why a repellant is important to stop mosquitoes in their tracks. mosquitoes are smart, we have to be smarter.