Topic: bug bites

Last week, I wrote about my love of camping, and how to best be prepared before heading out into the woods. Unfortunately, it seems that no amount of preparedness can make me less delicious to mosquitoes who, without fail, seem to bite me more frequently than anyone else in my party. Even with all the repellent in the world, I still seem to be super-prone to bug bites of all kinds. But why? Why are some people magnets to mosquitoes, fleas, and other biting bugs, while others (like my boyfriend) seem to be utterly repulsive to them? And, perhaps more importantly, what can I do to stop it? More »