Do mosquitoes bite certain people more than others? One Charlotte expert says yes.

The female mosquito is the one that bites – and she’s looking to get some of your blood so she can digest it and convert it into the energy she needs to make her eggs.

UNC Charlotte Professor Dr. Daniel Janies says he can explain why mosquitoes are especially bad in the Charlotte area.

“We’ve done some research on this and we have an idea that it has to do with the landscape, and heterogenities in landscape, and the closeness between bodies of water and people,” Dr. Janies says. “Right around here, for example, we have the Sugar Creek and so forth and that’s right near big populations of people.” And having more mosquitoes means more bites.

But, do some people get bit more than others? Dr. Janies says yes.

Do mosquitoes bite certain people more than others? One Charlotte expert says yes.