Mosquito attraction!

[Ayube]

Hi all,

This is probably stupid but do you think mosquitoes are more attracted to vapers than others?
I know smokers are more prone to mosquitoes due to the raised carbon dioxide levels but are vapers in the same boat?
Can anyone share some light on this? LOL.

Thanks again.

 

[Butters78]

I was going to mention about them being attracted to carbon dioxide and Cuban men.

It might cause more because we are blowing clouds and exhaling to a higher degree.

 

[Ibocpro]

I have noticed this: when I was smoking cigarettes the smoke would repel the little leaches pretty well, was one of the "good" reasons to be a smoker during time outdoors..

vaping, not so much, the little maggots are worse than I recall so although not a scientific study imo I would say that clouds of vapor does not seem to repel insects as smoke did.

Now if the little buggers are drawn to vapor in addition to carbon monoxide, then well not smoking is still better than having a bug repellent.

 

[Iffy]

Citronella joose?

 

[Dave L]

I've noticed that mosquitos are more attracted to some people than to others - one reason I love being outdoors with my wife! There are many natural substances that repel the little pests, some of which could probably be used in ejuice.

 

[DavidOck]

While the effect of citronella juice should repel the little blood suckers, maybe a lemon ade would be a close enough substitute?

But I don't think we even want to suggest a DEET juice....

just did!

 

[niterider]

I notice that it depends on the juice. When I'm vaping lemonade, the mosquitoes seem to go away. I have bigger problems with bees. Something in half of my juices attract bees!

 

[Equus5O]

I thought about this when I started vaping. I realized while walking my son down to the school bus "At least cigarettes kept the buggies away!"

 

[mattiem]

Citronella joose?

I'll take a gallon of it. Little blood suckers are trying to keep me out of my garden. Guess I am gonna have to plant tiki poles all around it.

 

[Glen Snyder]

This will be the first summer for me as a non smoker. One of the benefits I've always had related to smoking was that mosquitoes never lit on me even when everyone around me was being eaten alive. It will be interesting to note what happens next.

 

[NotoriousJDP]

As someone mentioned before I now have a serious issues with bees. I like to vape outside on my patio and usually wind up being chased inside by bees. Though I did notice that some juices don't seem to attract them as much or as fast as others.

 

[Ken_A]

Making a Mosquito Trap | ThriftyFun

These work for me

 

[bnrkwest]

Try banana juice, I read that people that eat bananas are less of a magnet to mosquitoes. Or try hanging a banana around your neck while vaping out side, report back on how effective that is LOL bnrk

 

[greebo414]

Try banana juice, I read that people that eat bananas are less of a magnet to mosquitoes. Or try hanging a banana around your neck while vaping out side, report back on how effective that is LOL bnrk

I always heard that they were attracted to the potassium...

Anyway, I think a banana around the neck is a good idea regardless, and garlic too...for the vampires.

 

[DC2]

Just to let you know that you are not alone, I posted this two years ago...
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/306815-side-effect-vaping.html


This was my opening post, which still holds true today unfortunately...

Mosquito bites.

Yes, I'm serious.

For as long as I can remember I have not been the favored target of mosquitoes.
Whenever we venture into mosquito territories, my wife is the one who comes away bitten up.

But we just came back from a weekend camping trip, and she has zero mosquito bites.
And I have 9 of them, 6 of which are on my ankles (through my socks) even though she was wearing sandals.

And then I realized that lately, I have been the one getting more mosquito bites.

And then I started thinking maybe I've become a lot tastier since I stopped smoking.
Or since I started vaping.
Or both.

So, a serious question, has ANYBODY else noticed a similar phenomenon?

Because I've seen a lot of vaping health benefits talked about throughout this forum for years now.
And I've seen some of the potential pitfalls that some people might have to deal with.

But I have never seen anyone ever mention anything about becoming more tasty to mosquitoes.

 

[bnrkwest]

Or try these? There are many types available now. bnrk

 

[SpinDr480]

Vaping actually reduces my risk for mosquito bites because I can vape inside...It also reduces skin cancer from not seeing the sun in a month. haha

I guess I will know more when winter comes, since us Arizonans have to do it backwards: Summer = Too Hot for Outside Winter = Too Perfect for Inside

 

[eric1973]

It does bring about the question as to whether or not the little flying buggers could be attracted to either fruity or sweet scents as well, I would think. I haven't had any more problems with pests than usual, but it seems that it could make sense.

 

[SpiritBear]

Dunno about the bugs (yet) but my dog keeps licking my legs and arms now, and before I quit cigs she almost never did. Now I can't get her to stop!

 

[DavidOck]

I've often heard that many scents - shampoo, after shave, etc - are a come-hither for these bugs, so strongly scented juice may be as well.

We've had good results with the battery operated high frequency generators to "scare" them away. Apparently the frequency approximates the sound of a mosquito predator. So a high frequency pulsed mod might repel them?