7 Foods That Make You More Attractive To Mosquitoes

By Vanshika Gaur
19 Apr 2025, 16:30 IST

Mosquitoes can be attracted to certain scents or foods, which may make you a target. That’s why some people might get more mosquito bites than others. Here are a few foods that attract mosquitoes. Tap to know!

Beer

Drinking alcohol, especially beer, can cause excessive sweating and raise body temperature due to the widening of blood vessels, attracting mosquitoes.

Garlic

In some people, garlic is thought to repel mosquitoes. However, in some the garlic scent changes during metabolic activity, making it attract mosquitoes instead.

Sugary Foods

The consumption of sugary foods can change our body scent and increase metabolic activity, attracting mosquitoes towards us.

Spicy Foods

Spicy foods raise body temperature and increase sweating, both of which are key factors that attract mosquitoes.

Processed Foods

Gut bacteria and metabolism changes when processed foods are consumed, altering our body odour and attracting mosquitoes.

Cheese

Cheese contains an acid called butyric acid, which is also found in sweat and can attract mosquitoes towards us.

Salty Foods

Foods high in sodium promote formation of lactic acid in the body and increase sweating, both of which attract mosquitoes.

Information Credits

According to PubMed, beer, as well as salty, spicy, and sugary foods have been found to attract mosquitoes.