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How come mosquitos always bite me every night?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Most Mosquitoes: Feed at dawn or dusk (crepuscular). Some feed during the day. So, if you body is poorly protected from mosquitoes at that time - then you are a prime target for a blood meal.

Answered 1/5/2014

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